THE ALPHA'S RUIN
"The same way we found Renna. Same process. Disclosure, correct classification, integration support."
"How long," Silvain said.
"As long as it takes," Marina said. "This does not have a deadline."
Silvain looked at her.
"You are going to spend years on this," he said. Not a complaint. An observation.
"Parts of years," Marina said. "Between everything else."
He was quiet for a moment.
"Renna is already with Lyra," he said.
"Yes," Marina said.
"Lyra sent me a note an hour ago," he said. "Renna has apparently identified three terrain inconsistencies in the eastern approach to Bloodfang territory that the scouts missed." He paused. "In her first two hours."