Szedra's remark about her lifeless hover-cruiser hung in the air, prompting her to crouch down and inspect the immobile vehicle.
"Mine too," Zino exclaimed, deploying the kickstand and stepping off her own hover-cruiser to investigate.
Tess glanced down, her gaze shifting from the handles to the nearly full energy indicator and the pristine footplate. It was undeniable; her hover-cruiser had also ceased functioning. Just as Lanse had warned, they would mysteriously stop working.
A sudden movement caught Tess's attention, prompting her to summon a sword and fling it like a spinning disc at the unidentified object. Zino let out a shriek, and Szedra swiftly straightened up as a leaf, slightly larger than their bodies, leaped into the air. Tess's sword missed its mark, lodging into the ground instead.
