The Gathering Tide

Thalia leaned back against the rough earthen wall, exhaling slowly as the residual warmth of the absorbed cores settled into her bones. Her vision stayed unnaturally sharp. In the dim light, tiny fissures running across the dry mud ceiling stood out like river valleys on a map. Reaching thirteen points in both Physique and Agility had sharpened her reflexes to an uncanny degree. She flexed her fin