The question landed and stayed there.
Rene blinked once, caught off guard by the simplicity of it. Then anger rushed in to fill the space where thought should have been.
"Because this is bigger than you," Rene snapped. "Because we're trying to save what's left. Because we're trying to—"
"To keep your hands on it," Sera interrupted.
No heat in her tone. No anger. Just a statement.
Rene's face flushed. "You don't know anything about what we've done here."
Zubair almost smiled.
Sera might not know exactly what they were doing down there, but that doesn't mean she didn't understand what she had done. After all, she was one of the subject that Adam was experimenting on.
Bishop shifted his weight. "Rene. Don't waste time."
Rene didn't look at him. His eyes stayed on Sera. "You think you're above this? You think you can destroy our work and walk away like it doesn't matter?"
Sera's expression didn't change.
