The call came in the middle of the night, Samuel's phone ringing with an urgency that pulled everyone from their quarters within minutes of the first alert.
"Academy grounds," he said, already pulling on gear as he relayed the information. "Bloomborn sighting, near the eastern perimeter fence. Security's contained it for now, but they're requesting immediate support."
"That's considerably closer than any previous incident," Ashworth said, already moving toward the vehicles with the same brisk efficiency she brought to every crisis. "The corruption spread must have reached further than our last survey indicated."
