Her eyes sharpened. "…That symbol…"
— Yeah, noticed it?
Matthew's voice returned.
— That's the key. Every single one of those incidents has that mark somewhere in the scene. That means... the Nightjars are active again.
Whitney leaned back slowly, crossing her arms. "If they're active again…" she murmured, "then that means—"
— They have a new leader.
Matthew finished her sentence.
The room fell quiet for a moment.
Whitney crossed her arms, her brows furrowed in thought. "Then who is it?" she asked.
Matthew let out a breath.
— I don't know.
"But—!" he added quickly, grinning slightly. "This is where your so-called friend comes in."
Whitney's eyes narrowed instantly. "So-called? We're actually friends."
— Yeah, yeah, sure.
He waved it off dismissively.
— Anyway, remember what I told you? About how she ended up in that orphanage?
Her expression turned serious again.
— The person who dropped her off at that orphanage… was a young boy, right?
"…Yeah."
