I ran toward the Commoner Union squad I had been tracking. Their outlines grew clearer with each step until one of them noticed me.
Panic struck.
He shouted something, and they all scrambled to flee.
But it didn't matter.
My left eye flared up in bright violet
In an instant, ice engulfed them from the neck down, freezing their bodies mid-motion. Only their heads remained free.
I approached slowly, raincoat dragging against my shoulders, soaked and heavy.
They looked up. Wordlessly
I stopped in front of them, staring down.
"What's your objective? Why are you here?"
One of them the one in the middle, likely their leader glared up at me through the frost.
"We'll never tell you anything!" he shouted, voice hoarse but proud. "Disqualify us if you want. We don't care."
There was no fear in his tone. Only defiance.
I glanced at the leader's wrist a syncwatch. Still intact.
If they wouldn't talk…
Then their silence would speak for them.
"Hey—what are you doing?!"
