Third Person's POV
He didn't force the process as he coaxed the barrier apart and gradually dulled the heat of the protective web.
Slowly and gently, his efforts led to a tiny gap forming, and without hesitation, Ethan slipped through like a whisper in the next instant.
While doing this, he had been careful, extraordinarily so, and as a result, the barrier remained mostly intact, though it did shift slightly.
He didn't want Aram to even feel the echo of an intrusion, let alone remember it, as in such a guarded mind, he knew that even a slight suspicion could spell trouble for him.
As he breached the orb, he immediately braced himself and reinforced his consciousness against the expected deluge.
Slowly, the scene around him materialized like mist forming shapes, and he found himself in a small, dark stone room.
Here, everything was grey and cold with rough walls, a low ceiling, and a single narrow window near the top of the room.
