Leo grabbed her arm. “You don’t know what’s in there. Eleven years of isolation? That mind could be fractured, hostile—a digital ghost with teeth.”
Jia hesitated. Then she smiled—a small, fragile thing—and took Aris’s hand. rj01272168
“A key to what?” Aris muttered, not looking away. Leo grabbed her arm
It was a heartbeat.
“She’s scared, Aris. And she’s been calling for help across every quantum frequency. You’re the first to listen. If you want to wake her… you’ll need to go inside.” rj01272168
“You came,” the girl whispered. “Everyone else just ran the decryption and gave up.”