Floating Fortress

Hector, who'd been lurking nearby and watching Pebble's back with poorly concealed fascination, nearly jumped out of his skin. He threw up a defensive barrier on pure reflex.

Bastian came out from the rubble of Building 1 at the same moment, dusting off his clothes with an unhurried pat. "What happened?"

"Looks like something else collapsed over there," Hector said, pointing toward the newly empti