Jace - Makes telepathic link as Ashiok

The moment Oko's voice pressed into Kellan's mind, he flinched. He'd never experienced group telepathy before—and he wasn't sure he liked it.

"Can everyone hear me?" Oko asked across the mental link.

Umezawa looked up in acknowledgment.

Annie's voice sounded next, vivid and clear despite her being over a mile up the ridgeline. "We're here, and we've got eyes on the train."

"Skies are looking clear, too," Malcolm announced. "Breeches is ready to blow up the bridge on your signal."

"BOOM!" Breeches shrieked excitedly.

"Is that the signal?" Gisa cut in. Her giggling was bordering on euphoric. "I can hardly stand the wait!"

"Of course that's not the signal," Geralf tutted, exasperated. "You're to raise the corpses after Breeches blows up the bridge and forces the train to stop. We've gone over this a hundred times. Why is it so difficult for you to pay even half a mind to what anyone else says?"

"Corpses?" Kellan tried to ask, but no one seemed to hear him over the necromancers' bickering.

"Stop telling me what to do!" Gisa snarled back. "You're not in charge—and the only reason you were even invited on this job was because I allowed you to be."

"Having a stitcher is far more useful than a ghoulcaller. Besides, I'm here for the secrets this 'thunder' can offer my craft," Geralf countered. "Though at this stage, I'm not entirely sure it's worth having to endure the sound of your voice!"

"Ashiok didn't create a telepathic link for the two of you to argue like children," Vraska scolded. "Save it for after the mission. Right now, we need to stick to the plan."

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