Katelina suppressed the urge to shout the word "coward" after the retreating Sorino, and took off. She found the others crouched behind a building. Verchiel and Lurid had joined them, but not

"Where's Jorick?"

"He went after Malick." Verchiel looked her over. "You've got stuff on your, well, everywhere. What happened to you?"

"Save the catching up," Oren snapped. "Time is wasting and we'll lose the chance soon."

"Yes," Maeko agreed. "We must strike while ...