He could hear it, the pulsing, the - whatever it was. Gale's feet moved of their own accord as he stumbled alongside of Alice, letting her pull him down the hallway until they reached the window, his eyes taking in the figures beyond. He felt his breath catch, his chest tightening at the sight of them.

He'd had a dream like this once - no, a nightmare. A nightmare of -

- of people alive. Of people well.

Gale sucked in a breath, so sharp that it hurt.

"I - "

Words were escaping him. He couldn't take his eyes off of the three of them, but he could hear - Jinhai's voice -

"Alice I can't - "

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