Rosella wasn't quite as hysterical anymore as she had been while walking through the altered City, but she still felt cold and numb and stiff, and she couldn't seem to get her hands to stop shaking. It was like something out of a nightmare.

She almost thought about "forgetting" to mention the location of her Network device to Sam, just for the satisfaction of seeing the infernal thing crushed to bits, but in the end, she decided against it.

"I'm here," she called back, trying to keep her voice from cracking. "Don't step on that--on the device. I threw it...somewhere."