"Not indestructible," Elias corrected gently. "Just stubborn. Like me."
"Silas was a musician before he was a horologist," Elias whispered, mostly to himself. "He believed the universe was held together by vibration. If you find the right note..."
If that link failed while the gate was partially open, millions of liters of water would surge uncontrolled. Downstream villages, a highway, and a substation would be at risk.
