Yes, tomorrow will be the beginning or the end.

When we rose the next morning, I contacted my Council. They were playing it cool, and there were no new developments.

"Any messages from Monica," I asked Alexis.

"None." Alexis looked calm and serene while Ran and I were nervous wrecks. "I've tried to locate Athena, but there has been no answer."

"Why?" I asked. "You don't think you and Ran might have accidentally…"

"No," Alexis said. "She hasn't met ...