The silver doorway narrowed around Mireva's outstretched arm. Martin threw the Galehook Trident through the opening.
Its prongs caught in the bronze relay frame behind her. Cast the Line marked the hit, and pursuit speed surged through his legs just as Hold the Line shattered behind him. The market reached him first.
A hooked chain wrapped around Breakwater Aegis. Two black hands seized the Worldshell plates over his shoulders. Contract seals opened beneath his boots, trying to register him as recovered property before the Sairren route could take him. Unyielding Grip tightened through both arms. Martin kept the shield.
He drove forward against the chain, following the trident's pull while the silver doorway collapsed to the width of his body. Mireva caught his wrist. Rias grabbed the back of Mireva's harness from the Belfry side, and Alexandra wrapped one arm around Rias's waist. The market pulled in the opposite direction. Martin's boots stopped at the threshold.
