Alex was with Luna. Mingyue had seen him take her place before leaving Edonia; she could keep her attention on the floor breaking beneath these workers.
Vesa spoke through their connection.
"The site's outer link is still active. The inner records are disappearing."
"Where are the controls?"
"Above the stairs, beyond the partition. The soldiers can see the light from the road."
Mingyue looked through the broken wall.
An older man and a younger operator were helping the injured woman across the landing. Behind them, the partition Vesa described had begun to bow outward.
She could reach it before the next collapse.
She could also see the floor beneath the woman's feet separating from the stairwell.
Mingyue angled her sword toward the floor.
Ice caught the breaking edge and joined it to the stable part of the outer wall. The workers stumbled as the falling floor caught on the ice, then kept moving toward her.
The younger operator held a small record plate against his chest.
