The Infinite Sea

Evan’s consciousness drifts after the explosion at Camp Haven. He thinks of owls watching him through his bedroom window—a memory from when he was a child. When he turned 13, the significance became clear; the “owl” was the Other entering his host human body. His consciousness is torn between two sides: the Others and his memories of Cassie, which he struggles to hold onto.

Evan wakes up in the forest in extreme pain. He spots a crow sitting on a branch nearby, watching him. A woman brings him water and stew. He remembers that her name is Grace. She tells him that she found him in an escape pod and that he has been unconscious for three days. He has several broken bones and severe burns, which Grace does her best to mend.

Grace then asks what happened at Camp Haven. Evan tries to answer without revealing his role in its destruction. He tells her that he read Cassie’s journal and found out that she was planning to destroy the base to get her younger brother back. He followed her in but couldn’t stop her, instead escaping as the base was destroyed. Grace finds it “remarkable” that a human could do something like that.