Alexandra's hand stopped against Kumoe's fur.
"The foreign bell?"
"We believe so."
The Lower Belfry had remained unresolved since their first expedition. They had restored the upper resonance network, sealed the corrupted spawn points feeding into the inhabited district, and stopped the Bell-Eater Cantor, but nothing below had been cleared. Darkness still remained beyond the lower gates, along with a bell whose note belonged to no known Sairren.
Mireva traced three points beneath the city.
"After you escaped the market, three lower bells rang in sequence."
Katherine leaned over the map. "Could your stolen route-song in the market have caused it?"
"Maybe." Mireva glanced briefly toward Rias. "I don't know."
Rias said nothing. The absence of a correction seemed to satisfy Mireva more than praise would have.
