Natra Phan 2 -

“We did it,” he said.

It was the closest thing to an apology she had. Natra Phan 2

They found the Core exactly where the vision showed. A vast, circular chamber, silent for a century. In the center stood the Bronze Wheel, crusted with verdigris, five times as tall as a person. And next to it, a stone pedestal shaped like a cupped hand. “We did it,” he said

Captain Vee’s hydraulic claw twitched. “Sentiment doesn’t move barges, girl. That Heart will buy us passage to the Upper Reaches. No more scraping barnacles. No more rain.” “We did it