The soldier's voice was like a thunderstorm in the otherwise calm room, echoing like a bad omen. The first thing that came to mind was Darek. It had to be him. It had been two days since the breach, he must have already slain off all the Varcolacs and was now searching for me. I was putting everyone in jeopardy by being here.
But Avelora didn't freeze for even a second. The moment the words left his mouth, she was moving like lightning without even waiting for clarification.
She pressed some buttons on a panel on one of the wooden walls fixed on the side and a monitor immediately dropped down from above with a sharp grinding sound. She did all of it so seamlessly as if she'd done it a thousand times before.
The monitor sparked alive as she kept fumbling with all the buttons and then the images on it finally stabilized after a while. Rows and rows of videos played on it until she clicked on one of them, and the image of a part of the abandoned quarters flickered into view.
