Alex looked at his mates.
Naga nodded. Leo gave a small shrug that meant your choice. Zale looked concerned but supportive. Drakar was watching with obvious interest.
"Alright," Alex said. "System, can we open a viewing portal? Something safe that just shows the Beast World without actually transporting anyone?"
[Absolutely! Opening imagery window in 3... 2... 1...]
The air in the center of the room shimmered, twisted, and split open into a window between worlds.
Through it, Sally could see:
The volcanic citadel where they'd been yesterday. Dragons flying in the distance, some in beastmen form,their scales catching sunlight. The black obsidian paths, the rivers of lava, the impossible architecture carved from living rock.
But more than that—
She could see Granite, massive and bear-like, trying to wrangle six tiny snakelings who were currently staging what appeared to be a coordinated escape attempt.
