The Gamma's Shattered Soul
I asked.
"We don't have weeks," Brianna said. "We might not have days. Hell, we could be talking hours at this point." She met my eyes, steady and direct in the way she'd become since accepting her grace. There was no softening in it, no attempt to cushion the blow.
"Once the remaining fragments drift beyond a certain point, they start to break down. At best, you retrieve enough to keep him functional. But whole?" She shook her head again. "That window is closing."