"Cael... the signal's here."
Jayden rose from the bed in one smooth motion, his sword sliding free with a soft whisper of steel. His eyes found mine, sharp and eager, barely holding back the anticipation that had been building in him for weeks.
"You two, get to your posts," I said.
Kevin didn't hesitate. He caught Vivianne by the wrist, purple light flaring around them both, and in an instant they were gone, teleported to wherever Marcellus had stationed them.
That left Jayden and me.
Time to make an entrance.
Right through the front door of the Holy Pantheon Church. Elion's Cathedral itself.
Time to give them a show they wouldn't forget.
***
The brass cylinder left Marcellus's hand in a high arc, trailing smoke and sparks through the gray sky. It reached its peak above the church spires and burst apart, a crimson sun blooming against the clouds, visible across the whole Holy City.
The signal.
