Kyle guided me through the hushed corridors of the annex, carefully leading me past forensics teams enveloped in meticulous work.
“As soon as we arrived in Tezeva, every piece of evidence that was retrieved from the Angelica was brought here,” he explained.
We made our way up to the second floor and into a room that resembled a laboratory more than an office. Once Kyle shut the door with a decisive click, I shrugged off my hood and began surveying our surroundings curiously. The chamber was split in two by a large pane of glass—on one side, a series of holographic displays were being projected onto the white walls. On the other, a group of white-gowned figures surrounded a steel table. Through a gap in the bustling bodies, my gaze was drawn to the collection of jagged metal scraps on the table—the same ones that Miu and I had discovered in the depths of the mana engine room.
