Molten Crest Faction.
The teleportation array carved into the stone floor suddenly flared to life. Lines of pale spatial light raced outward from the center node, humming with restrained power. The expert assigned to watch the formation shot to his feet at once. Without waiting to see what would emerge, he sent an urgent signal to the Faction Leader.
A second later the light intensified, then collapsed inward and Grey's figure solidified in the middle of the array.
The guard stared, eyes wide. Shock gave way almost immediately to open relief. Grey's successful return could mean only one thing: he had reached the sealed city, sneaked in, and completed the second array.
