Mordecai was in the secondary observation chamber when Rex returned to the upper levels, which was a chamber that had a wide window view of the central plaza and the surrounding commercial district. He was standing at the window with the expression of someone who had stopped trying to process individual events and was observing the overall pattern.
He was not alone. There was Gorvasha Bloodtusk standing beside Mordecai, which conveyed several things to Rex at once.
First, it indicated that the Orc Queen had come from her district in the Underlayer's northern sector, suggesting she had witnessed enough of the unfolding events to warrant her direct involvement.
Second, her position next to Mordecai rather than in front of Rex implied that she was approaching the situation as a political issue rather than a military one.
For the moment.
Mordecai turned when Rex entered. The expression on his face was not the controlled agitation he had brought to the spire.
