She pressed both hands to the stone—not a pulse, just contact, the automatic response of someone regaining footing. But the stone under her hands had lines on it. Sevon had laid this section thoroughly. The lines triggered on hand contact—both hands simultaneously, the lock holding both hands in place the way the feet had been held, her body now locked at four points against the stone with nothing free to push from.
She tried to pulse.
The lock prevented the specific foot positioning the pulse required—the deliberate press, the intentional contact. What she had was involuntary contact, the weight of her body against the stone rather than the directed press of a pulse delivery.
The pulse didn't fire
