Justin woke with a start. He didn't know what had woken him, and he didn't know how much time had passed since being placed down here in this dungeon. There was no light or sound.

And yet, there was something.

He lay, unmoving, trying to focus on whatever it was. It was so faint that if there had been anything else down here for his senses to focus on, he might never have noticed it at all. Focusing harder on it, he adjusted his perceptions, like tuning a radio, and realized it ...