My heart began to hammer so fast I was already sweating buckets; I didn't want to go insane, but this was the best way to protect my people, even the horrible ones. The facilitating rune was set, the orange glow as bright as I'd ever seen it.
I stepped forward, allowing the magic to wash over me. As sad as it was, I hardly knew any of my people, and I wanted to minimise the risk to myself, so I'd inscribe only the ritual passage instead of every rune in existence.
'I don't mean to rush you, Jake, but you're starting to draw attention.'
I could see who she was referring to, no one dangerous-looking, just a couple of families and their kids who preceded to crawl towards the light, tracing their little hands across it as if it were a game.
