Fay's thoughts snapped into place fast. If she could not see, could not hear, and her other senses felt clean and unobscured, then only one thing made sense.
A domain array. Her mind spun further. If it was a domain, then was it illusion? No.
A large scale illusion would be rare, and she had read enough in the manual Radeon gave her to trust that.
Illusions at this size cost too much and left too many seams. Then it had to be simpler. A color array.
An array that chose one color and pushed it deeper, obscuring what wore it. Black made blacker. Shadow made thicker.
She drew her buckler inward, angling the glassy surface so it caught what little light the night offered.
The reflection gave her what her eyes could not. Shapes behind her, moving in the dark.
Fay gulped and forced her face to stay calm. She pretended not to notice.
She walked forward. Slow. Measured. Heart beating hard, but steps steady. She could not see them, but she could estimate.
Five. Four. Three meters.
