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[leylined]

It's suspicious when Adam's already gone in the morning before anyone else. By third period it's obvious he never came to school, and when attempted to call, text messages are unanswered and phone calls immediately go to voicemail.

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[safe_as_life]

"I could have arranged something." Gansey's starting to wonder if that's all this is about. Ley lines don't usually cause Adam to keep things from them. "Will you at least tell me where you're going?" He can't remember the last time they spent that much time away from each other and he realizes how much he's come to rely on Adam always being there.

He wonders if he pushed too hard for Adam to move to Monmouth. "Okay," he says finally, a soft sigh escaping. "I'm glad you're alright, Adam. Please at least keep in touch? You can text me whenever. Day or night, I'll be awake, I'm sure."

[leylined]

"I don't even know yet. I keep scrying at each stop, and each place keeps telling me 'farther. Farther.' It's starting to get less urgent, though. I don't know if that means I'm close, but I'm making progress." Adam feels it, too, but not as urgently as Gansey does. He will be coming back, he knows. Maybe that's why it's different.

"I'll do my best. I'll stop in a few hours and call you to check up."

[safe_as_life]

"Well... you know best when it comes to the ley lines. Be careful, though. Farther and farther could mean anything." It's already too far, he thinks and he still worries that something might happen. He'll call Helen and make sure she's around, just in case. In case they need to take the helicopter out for Adam.

"Alright. Thank you. I'll let the others know you're alright." He starts up the Camaro again. "If you need anything, you know I'll be out there as fast as I can."

[leylined]

"I know. It has to be important, though. It's not letting me wait this time." And that one is the truth. Even as he speaks, a flash of a creature that shouldn't exist appears at the lamp, and when Adam blinks, it's gone. He gasps at the sighting, but his breathing returns to normal quickly.

"I have to go. I'll call you in a little bit."

[safe_as_life]

No, Adam, sounds of gasping are not exactly settling. But Gansey trusts him, trusts this thing he has to do for Cabeswater. Maybe he trusts in that too much.

"Okay. Be careful," Gansey says again, before the call disconnects. He doesn't like this one bit. He doesn't like how far out of his control it is, and that he still doesn't even know where Adam is.

He calls the others to let them know that Adam is alright and to call off the search parties, then heads back to Monmouth, staying awake for the rest of the night.