My team was competent.

Ronan was on it, which helped. Two Solas seniors and a Vesper tactician rounded out the group—people who knew what they were doing and did not require managing.

Under normal circumstances, this would be ideal.

Under current circumstances, the bond was pulling me northwest with the persistent urgency of a compass that had found its true direction. Leading a team while tracking a feeling that wasn't mine required a specific kind of divided attention I hadn't previously ...