Mara tracked him down in the sprawling quiet of the main library at the third hour.
She carried the second response letter from the Academic Archive. They had bumped the data review session forward by two full weeks. The notation officer had apparently shown the zone map to the senior archivist, and the senior archivist had opinions. She set the heavy parchment on his desk without a single word. She stood beside him, reading his notes sideways. It was her subtle way of checking whether he was genuinely working or just sitting in the presence of work.
"You are actually working," she noted, sounding satisfied.
"Yes," he replied.
