Three days was enough.
Ronan had his shield rebuilt and his forearm strapped. Finn's axes came back from the Guild armoury with new hafts and edges you could shave with. Cillian had slept for eighteen hours of it. James's mana had been sitting at full since Tuesday and his coat had a new shoulder in it.
He formed the party from the kitchen table with a mug going cold at his elbow.
`[PARTY FORMATION — TEAM ZERO]`
`[JAMES GANNER — LEVEL 41 — HOST]`
`[FINN HALE — LEVEL 40]`
`[MAEVE CALLAHAN — LEVEL 39]`
`[RONAN CLEARY — LEVEL 39]`
`[CILLIAN WARD — LEVEL 38]`
`[CHALLENGERS: 5 / 5]`
`[REANIMATED — ACTIVE]`
`[ANATHEMA — BOUND — MANIFEST]`
"Coming?"
"Obviously," said Alice, and put her plate in the sink.
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They came in at the centre of a ruined fortress.
