Power rerouted again with the kind of low structural shift that told Xavier this place was reacting instead of panicking. Lights dimmed in one sector and brightened in another. Panels along the walls slid a few centimeters, just enough to expose maintenance seams that hadn't been touched in years.
Arlen finally moved, stepping around the broken bodies without looking at them twice. "That unit wasn't here to secure the relay," she said. "They were mapping responses. Seeing what you'd do."
Xavier nodded, already walking. "Which means whoever sent them just learned something they didn't like."
They followed the corridor that had powered up after the fight, the floor plates subtly guiding them left instead of straight, like the structure itself was nudging them away from something. Halfway down, the air pressure changed. Old mining systems waking up, rebalancing load.
Arlen tapped her comm again, more force this time. "Rin. Klatos. If you can hear this, respond."
