The question hung in the air, heavy and suffocating.
Should we go into hiding?
Evelyn was the first to recover, her evaluator training kicking in even as her newly-restored vision swept across the faces of the other three women. "That's... a pretty big decision. One that we can't or rather shouldn't think about on the spot."
"Is it though?" Camille asked, her voice uncharacteristically subdued. She'd collapsed onto the couch, her wild energy completely drained. "I mean, look at where we are. The crowd outside is getting more violent. Our allies are backing away. Rey is broken in the bedroom. What exactly are we staying for?"
"Public perception," Evelyn replied immediately. "If we go into hiding, it confirms everything Mark said in that broadcast. That we're guilty. That we're running because we can't defend ourselves. That Reynard really is just the corrupt son of a corrupt father."
