"Alright, team," she said, her voice small but full of a familiar, fiery energy. "Let's go file some paperwork."
Her voice was small, barely a whisper against the usual cheerful sounds of the lobby, but it landed with the finality of a heavy stone door swinging shut. A sudden, serious quiet fell over the room, thick with the weight of everything the team couldn't bring themselves to say—the fear, the hope, and the stubborn, unspoken promise to bring one of their own home.
