The government delegation arrived without much warning, three black vehicles pulling into the mountain facility's outer checkpoint while Victor was still finishing a suppression training session with Wren.
"They're here about you," Samuel said, finding him before he'd even had time to clean up. "Officially, a routine oversight visit. Unofficially, Ashworth's expression when she took the call suggested otherwise."
The briefing room felt considerably more crowded than usual by the time Victor arrived, Ashworth seated across from a man in a dark suit who introduced himself simply as Undersecretary Reyes, flanked by two aides who said nothing throughout the entire meeting.
