The Dragon's Silent Shadow
"Boring people check the details. Boring people don't leave escape pods unguarded. Boring people win wars while the heroes are busy making speeches."
The Mammoth - Command Deck
Inside the warm, humming belly of the train, the mood was tense.
Helena sat hunched over the comms station, headphones pressed to her ears. Her fingers flew across the keyboard, decoding bursts of static.
"I've got it," she announced, spinning her chair around. "Another broadcast on the encrypted channel. It's... efficient."
"Play it," Tristan said, climbing down the ladder into the cabin.
Helena pressed a key.
The voice was cool, smooth, and utterly devoid of inflection. It sounded like glass sliding over velvet.
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