Aida reached the Spire as the morning light was still finding its angles.
Damian was already there, standing near the entrance with the other Ones arranged around him. They were all waiting to find any leads that could guide them to their missing friend.
"You come from the security division?" Damian asked.
"Yes." She kept her voice even, her expression professionally neutral with just enough tension to seem appropriate for the situation. "My partner couldn't make it today. He's completely incapacitated."
She delivered the last word with the kind of flat finality that discouraged follow up questions.
Damian looked at her for a moment longer than was comfortable. The others did too. Then, apparently everyone agreed that it was a possible thing and moved on.
She started walking with the group inside the spire, and that was when she spotted him. Orange hair, small frame, standing at the outer edge of the gathering like he didn't really know how he would be useful in that situation.
