The way she took command of the dreamscape was reminiscent of something I’d taught her months ago — the art of manipulating one’s surroundings within the dream realm.
 
 It was a nifty trick, a survival skill that had saved us numerous times.
 
 What she did last night was beyond anything I had seen, or taught her.
 
 The abrupt shattering of the dreamscape, the potent shockwave she’d released — it was raw, untamed power.
 
 Power that I didn’t even know she possessed.
 
 I thought about her again, a flood of emotions washing over me.
 
 Pride, awe, fear, and a fierce protectiveness.
 
 She was so much more than the timid girl I’d met a short while ago, the one who had been so wary of diving into the abstract territories of dreamscapes.
 
 She was a force to be reckoned with, and I felt incredibly fortunate to have her by my side.
 
 Still, something gnawed at the back of my mind.
 
 Grace’s outburst had caused more than just a shockwave.
 
 I found myself changing direction and headed toward Uhah’s cell.
 
 The door had been left open and I couldn’t help but creep up to it and glance in.
 
 My mouth felt dry, I wasn’t sure if I hoped to see what might be there or not.
 
 As I shoved the door open, the meager light from the outside windows cast a thick blanket of light over the back wall.
 
 The crack was there.
 
 I had to steady myself for fear I might lose balance.
 
 I had expected it to be there — after all, the dreamworld could only reflect what was in the real world — but I still had to see it for myself.
 
 It had to be an anomaly.
 
 It was a phenomenon I had never encountered before, nor did I think was even possible.
 
 I had heard tales of dream wanderers who could manipulate both dream and reality, but I had always dismissed them as mere folklore, tales told to entertain young dreamers.
 
 Now, I had witnessed it.
 
 I had seen the impossible become possible.
 
 What did it mean?
 
 Was it dangerous?
 
 And more importantly, how could we fix it?
 
 Lost in a dense forest of thoughts, I was barely aware of my surroundings as I turned a corner and ran into someone.
 
 A firm hand gripped my shoulder, spinning me around and pushing me into a shallow alcove.
 
 My back hit the wall hard, and I found myself staring into the hateful eyes of Fleth.
 
 The memory of our last encounter was fresh — his humiliation in the pit, the laughing crowd, the white cloth that had momentarily brought his worst fears to the surface.