~ JESSE ~
I frowned. "Are you sure?"
"Absolutely. Even your combined power takes from you. Even if you both held the power in reservoir for days ahead… no. There's no question. It's just too big, and too many people. And his comment that he wouldn't know where to start is also valid- plus his skull would crack if he tried to absorb that much information in such a short period of time. No, no, you can't do that. It will fail on several levels."
"Is there any other way? Another type of delving or power use that doesn't take as much that we could-"
"Jesse, as much as I hate to admit it, Cazz is utterly correct about everything you've described. Even if I were to combine my power with both of yours- which would be more of a drain on all of us because I'm still recovering… no."
I deflated in my seat. I hadn't wanted to ask Maya to get involved because I knew she was still really drained, but it had been my last hope. To have her so distinctly certain it wouldn't work…