His eyes moved briefly toward the others before returning to me.
"The moment I activate the false result, your twelve hours begin. Before those twelve hours expire, you need to find whatever method you possess for returning to the world of the living and use it."
Kaelra slowly rose despite her injuries.
"And if he doesn't?"
Macaco's cheerful expression disappeared entirely.
"Then the Wardens will come."
He looked directly at me.
"And if they find Lord Billion before he escapes, this expedition will become the least of his problems."
The battlefield became silent again.
Twelve hours.
We had spent days crossing the Soul Sea just to reach this place, and the route back to the Ironheart settlement alone was far longer than the time Macaco was offering. Even if Gerald's vessel moved without interruption, returning by the same route was impossible.
