Minutes turned to dust, yet no further magnetic eruption occured. The Resonator maintained its steady orbit, unmoved. Perhaps the Field Disruptor activated only hourly, or perchance merely once a day.
Given Jake's knowledge, waiting was a luxury he could ill afford. The chilling number of Digestors that had infiltrated the funnel before them was sobering, and he was acutely aware that Epsilom and Drakon were also within.
'Should I inform them of the Digestors or not...' Jake found himself wrestling with indecision.
His hesitance stemmed not from a lack of trust in these disciples, but rather from his apprehension of exposing one of his most valuable trump cards: his mental sense when his bracelet was designated as an Artifact Incarnation. Even the Digestors were unable to scramble his signal when he utilized it, the spiritual impulse emitted was swift, fleeting, and so effectively camouflaged that it verged on undetectable.
