I tried walking forward.
The mirrors shifted immediately, walls appearing where paths had been seconds ago, corridors opening in directions that made no geometric sense.
I could still see the others in distant reflections. Azryth looked like he was trying to navigate toward me but getting redirected by the constantly changing maze.
Mara had her scanner out, probably trying to map the impossible structure, Henrik was making notes, Ryota was moving with tactical precision that wouldn't help when the walls literally rearranged themselves.
*This is going to take forever,* I thought to Azryth.
*Agreed. The palace is actively preventing us from reaching each other.*
I looked at my reflections, hundreds of me staring back from every angle, and tried not to think about how disorienting this was going to get.
"Void?" I called again.
"Mama!" The voice came from somewhere to my right now, closer than before.
"Can you get to me?"
A thoughtful chirp, then silence.
