*Kryzen*

I wondered briefly if we should have gone back to the grove and called for backup. I quickly dismissed that thought, knowing that the people of the grove were likely just as peaceful and inexperienced as the other communities we had visited thus far. Bringing others with us would just slow us down and needlessly put the grove members in danger.

“Maybe we should think this through a little bit,” Roy said suddenly, his voice low and hushed. His bright blue ...