Out of Time

"Help me, help me, I can't run anymore!"

Jace could feel the stench of blood closing in on him. Desperately, he reached out a trembling hand towards his teammates, his voice filled with fear and pleading.

But all around him was silence, a dead silence. The only response was his own echo reverberating through the dense forest.

At that moment, Jace finally understood what Duncan had said before.

His