An "Unusual" Move
Marcus Monroe steadfastly refused to let Evan Carter, Norman Ross, and the others come to Southreach to testify, so Keith Preston had no choice but to report this to Maisie Joyce.
To his surprise, Maisie Joyce's expression had been grim at the time, but a day later, her spirits were restored, and she never mentioned the matter again.
It wasn't until Marcus Monroe came to bid them farewell, saying he was taking his team back to Bloodfall Base and that Claire Chapman, as the City Lord's fiancé, would naturally be staying behind to assist Maisie Joyce, that everything became clear.
Only then did Keith Preston understand.
It seemed the old saying was true in reverse, too: even a heroine was no match for a handsome man.
He could do nothing but smile helplessly.
'As for Leo Joyce,' he thought, 'Maisie Joyce and Claire Chapman probably have a plan already. I'll just wait and see.'
