"There is no way to detect a dormant portal's exit point until the moment it flickers into motion. By the time they realise a new gate has opened, we'll already be through."
"We need to be swift, then," Becky said, her resolve hardening. She understood the gamble. The moment they activated this gate, it would flare like a beacon on the other side. They would have a window of seconds before the enemy converged on their position to destroy the new anchor.
William stood up, his task complete. He closed his eyes for a brief second, his face tight with a rare pang of regret. He called back all fifty of his monsters, pulling them into his spiritual sea. He cursed his own lack of foresight; he had been so focused on the offensive that he hadn't left a single guardian behind to watch over Lara.
