She had heard his voice, then. As stiff and unusually uncoordinated as she was, Elisa continued her efforts to get to the door and find help.

“I can hear you,” she managed. It was as difficult to speak as it was to move, but she forced out the words. “Where are you? What’s going on?”

Although Elisa knew that it was theoretically possible to share bodies – she’d seen it with Coldsteel, Coldstone and Coldfire – it hadn’t occurred to her that that was what happening here.