Location:Seven Peaks — Main Gate, Verdant Spire
Date/Time:TC1855.02.28
"Visitor at the main gate," Thorne said through the relay. "From Millhaven. Says he has sensitive information. Wants to speak with you directly."
Raven set down Silas's containment specifications. The reservoir operation was two days from ready — Silas's formation work was precise, Coop's staging documentation was complete, and Naida's assets were in position. Two more days.
"I'll see him. Send him to the reception terrace."
She found him waiting at the gate's inner edge. A man in his thirties, road-dusty, the weathering of someone who'd walked the Millhaven route. He held his hands clasped in front of him — the way people held their hands when they were trying to look calm and mostly succeeding.
