Chapter 334: Hide or Hunt
The morning light caught the edge of the massive dining table inside the Rank One Apex Villa.
Estella stood at the head of the polished wood. She had unrolled a heavy parchment map of the Bastion Seven commercial district, drawing a meticulous, even grid across the sprawling streets with a piece of dark charcoal. Helion had delivered thick stacks of civilian registry lists before dawn, and they sat in tall, neat piles near her elbow.
Estella looked up from the map. Her violet eyes were incredibly calm, but the usual armor of her dry humor was entirely absent.
"We are hunting for people who look perfectly normal," Estella stated cleanly. "We have two rules for this search. Rule one is that Draven never walks a single street alone. Rule two is that nobody cuts a sliver out of a chest."
Aegon frowned deeply. He leaned his heavy arms on the table.
