Whisper of Thoughts
The mountainside was a jagged scar of grey rock and suffocating fog.
We were three hundred meters above the transport rail line, our breathing hitching in the thin, freezing air.
Below us, the train—a heavy, armored vessel carrying the next generation of "Shadow Council" assets—was winding its way through the pass like a serpent of steel.
"The primary dampener should be triggered within ten minutes," Elara whispered over the comms.
She was positioned near the relay station, ready to cut the power to the train’s internal security sensors.