The Ledger had chosen the clinic doorway to inform me that the world was getting less predictable.
I had waited until I was alone to read the whole entry.
[ THE VILLAIN'S LEDGER - ENTRY ]
CREDIT
DISTINCT DEPARTURE: FESTIVAL TRIAGE ADOPTED
NDI: 24.0% -> 25.0%
VP AWARD: 0
VP BALANCE: 350
Twenty-five percent. The threshold where route compensation became possible.
Possible was the part I read twice. A disturbed route still needed somewhere for the change to enter. The notice did not identify a person, an hour or a new enemy waiting outside the clinic.
Seraphina had done something which would outlast her presence at a desk. The number recorded it. It didn't make her work mine.
I copied the change into my private notes, shut the Ledger and went out.
