Flashback ( PDFDrive )

FORTY-NINE
HE CAN’T BE FAR,” KEEFE said as Tarina made a quick sweep of the
clearing and Fitz shouted all kinds of furious things that Sophie tried
her best to ignore.
She focused on opening up her mind and feeling for any trace of
Alvar’s thoughts—but there was too much mental chaos drowning
everything out.
“He can’t light leap with the Warden,” Dex reminded them.
Fitz barked a bitter laugh. “Your Warden is junk! If it worked, Alvar
would be unconscious right now.”
“Yeah, what’s going on with your gadgets?” Biana asked quietly.
“I don’t know,” Dex admitted. “I swear they worked when I tested
them. It’s like . . . something’s interfering somehow—almost like . . .
ohhhhhhh.”
“What?” Fitz demanded as Dex mumbled a string of words none of
them could understand.
Dex swallowed hard, looking genuinely sorry as he pointed to
Sophie’s cloak pin. “It must be the null. I bet it’s blocking the tech
around you.”
Sophie’s heart stopped. “But . . . the bracelet was still getting
Alvar’s signal—and I’ve been able to use my Imparter.”
“Receiving’s different than sending—and Imparters utilize a whole
other kind of frequency.” Dex pressed his fist into his head, muttering