How I Met My Mates
Their star-metal armor hummed, but their weapons remained lowered in an unsettling, suspended logic loop.
"Why aren't they moving?" Dominic demanded, turning to Asher. "Elara gave them the command to destroy the invaders."
"The legion's cortex was programmed by the First Lines before the split," Asher explained rapidly, his fingers flying across his wrist console. "House Valerius was one of the founding five lines. The legion's automated defensive matrix doesn't recognize the Eastern Sovereign signature as an enemy—it recognizes them as co-commanders."
"Which means," Zane snarled, his daggers locking into a reverse grip, "if who