Chapter Twenty-Nine
When Gideon logged back into Obsidian, it was with the familiar seasickness that comes from hopping out of one world and snapping into the next.
He had left his brother and mother arguing behind him, sneaking out the moment the heat of the argument had turned away from him and his brother had become the target of his mother’s disappointment.
As a single parent, she had struggled to raise two boys on her own, especially since the elder child spent most of his time taunting and winding Gideon up every chance he got.
Gideon had sat quietly, occasionally opening his mouth to answer questions before he was cut off, then he would fall silent again. His mind wasn’t in the room anyway.
It was filled with the wonders and imaginings of Obsidian, and all he really wanted to d
