The Nexus Chronicles

Journey back from Oldstone, Bryce learning network perception, return to Bridane. Gregory cleared of murder charges. Bryce proposes Order of the Nexus to King Aldric. Mina analyzes blood samples showing crystalline lattice growth in Bryce.

Bryce engages in combat.

Gregory faces new challenges in 'Confronting the Enemy'.

Gregory hides from soldiers in a hat shop, buys a hat, gets caught by the Captain, is dragged to an alley and beaten for information, then stabbed and left for dead

Gregory, Abigail, Mina, and Captain Thorne infiltrate the palace to rescue Bryce. Mina reveals the queen's wards are severing Bryce's network connection, prompting Gregory to observe Abigail's grief at the queen's maternal betrayal. They bypass magical defenses and enter the North Tower.

Gregory faces new challenges in 'Merchant'.

Gregory arrives in Marisburg, endures the heat, and overhears tavern talk about magic purges, void walkers sealed beneath the mountains, and the prince's disappearance. He recalls a stonemason in another town who showed him a humming crack in a cellar wall that ran deeper than bedrock.