Soren stepped out of the Science research institute.
As he did, he paused, turning his head to the facility behind him.
The place had no windows, but he could still feel her eyes on him.
And he was right.
She sat in front of a CCTV monitor, gaze locked in on his figure.
She reached for a control button and pressed it.
~static.
"Inquisitor Hale, from now on, Cadet Soren has express pass into the facility. Change his entry permit from Red to Green.
~static.
"Understood Doctor." Inquisitor Hale replied, Wondering if that had not always been the case with the way the boy kept coming and going.
Dr Kaya's slender fingers traced the rim of her cup.
She placed it down, rising from her seat. She walked over to a bookshelf not far away.
Her fingers danced on their hard surface in a certain rhythm, specifically touching certain letters on the Spine—as if pushing codes.
Then she stepped back.
