Chapter 10 The Vessel Awakens
- The seal burned first.
- I woke gasping, the collar searing against my throat like Riven had pressed a brand there instead of stone, and my whole body arched off the mattress before I understood what was happening to me. Riven caught me by the shoulders, already awake, already alarmed in a way that told me this wasn't something he'd expected either.
- "Silas. Silas, look at me."