"Someone tell me what happened," Ral grated, tearing his eyes from the dead goblin. "Now."

          "We got a surge through the connection to node number 2," a vedalken said. "I'm certain of it. The link spiked, and that blew the accumulator here."

          "It came from their side?" Ral frowned. "That's impossible. The resonators are all controlled from here. Even if the damn thing blew up, the link should have cut out, not gone wild. Check it again—"

          Not impossible, Niv's mental voice rumbled. From the startled expressions on the faces of the techs, Ral guessed that everyone present heard it too. This is no accidental failure. The second node is in Azorius territory. The dragon's tone darkened. Dovin Baan has betrayed us.

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The Gathering Storm, Chapter 17