Cam sits up in bed, staring at the glowing sword for a long time before she decides what she has to do. It has been some time since she has seen a sword, let alone held one, and as tempting as she finds it to examine this one more closely, she knows that Palamedes should do so first.

So she closes her eyes. After a moment, her posture seems to shift, as though she suddenly isn’t quite as sure how to hold herself. The person who appears to be Camilla Hect blinks a few times, and rubs his eyes, and looks around.

Then his gaze falls on the sword, and he grins.

“How long do you think it will take for her to find us?” Palamedes wonders aloud.