Chapter 289

• Elysia
• The ventilation control panel yielded to Mira's practiced hands faster than I could have managed alone, the flow of toxin cut off within seconds, though the acrid scent already saturating the hall meant the danger hadn't passed, only slowed.
• "Everyone who's inhaled the compound needs treatment within minutes," I called out, my voice cutting through the panic with the particular authority I'd learned commanded attention even in chaos. "Mira, distribute what you're carrying to anyone showing symptoms. I'll start with the delegates nearest the ventilation source."