Will held his breath. He wasn’t so sure how Bet or Ezra would react. Hadn’t they said that their own parents were taken because they were accused of being Binder smugglers? Bet’s wide eyes were directed toward her brother. At first he just stood there, tapping his...

“Fine,” Ezra said. “We’ll follow you, Will.” He looked resolved and ready to go with whatever decision was made. Will didn’t really know why, but he just didn’t think that they should reenter the cave. For one, he was worried about getting separated from his mother,...

Will gave another glance upward. The Sarat was close. At this point, others in the open field had seen it and had begun to point. It was time to go. Now. It was lucky that Ezra and Bet were close. The girl stared at Will. She had a confused look on her face, as if she...

He needed a way to see her. He didn’t know how to make that happen, so he decided to try the only thing that made sense. If he used his own pockets and she tried to follow, he’d know where she was. Will got a Binder portion out and held it high. Swoop fluttered close...

Hubrin’s head lurched and released a glob of glowing purple spit. It shot through the air and slapped against the largest of the Link Masters, the one who had earlier been holding Credic. The man whipped sideways and fell to the ground. He scrambled to his feet and...

No one spoke. Will found himself shifting his eyes back and forth from his mother to the fight that unfolded only feet from where they stood. Irene Gladmen turned and and squinted. She was looking for something, but Will had no idea what. Swoop fluttered on Will’s...

The man started to stumble his way off of Will, but before he could, he was slapped against the chest by Hubrin’s whip-like tongue. He flew several feet away and slid on his face against the ground. The spider skittered sideways as Hubrin lumbered forward. Behind the...

The man was startled and turned around with a look of utter shock across his face. He was so flustered that he pulled the bit of Binder away from his spider. He hadn’t expected to find another in the Voidside, and Will took advantage of his sudden surprise. Will...

Without another word, Credic stepped casually from the cover of the trees. Will faded back a bit in an attempt to keep from being seen. After a short walk, Credic called out to the Link Master’s who stood nearby. They jumped as they heard his voice. “You got the area...

“I don’t trust you,” Irene Gladman said. Credic stepped down and into the newly opened hatch. He turned to her. “You can come with me, or you can trust.” No one spoke, and Credic seemed to soften. “Listen. Irene, this is my grandson,” he said. “Nothing’s going to...