Flashback ( PDFDrive )

LEGACY!
LODESTAR!
NIGHTFALL!
KIDNAP!
ADDLER!
FORBIDDEN CITIES!
MOONLARK!
OREM!
LUZIA!
RAVAGOG!
On and on and on.
Each time, the word shot into Alvar’s mind like a lightning bolt.
And each time his fuzzy gray headspace absorbed the energy
without so much as a spark.
When they ran out of words, they tried digging deeper into his
consciousness. But it was like wading through an endless stack of
heavy blankets, each layer more smothering than the last. And there
was never anything underneath except more gray fuzz.
Sophie even tried to heal him, wondering if the enhancing would
make a difference. But healings only worked when she could find a
thread of warmth to follow. And Alvar’s mind was much too bland.
“I think you guys need to take a break,” Biana warned, her voice
sounding very far away. “You’re both looking pretty shaky.”
Sophie hadn’t realized she was trembling—she’d kind of lost track
of her body. But she wasn’t going to be the one to pull away. She knew
how much Fitz needed this.
And the monster wasn’t trying to wake.
“I’m fine if you are,” she told Fitz.