Colin ran one of his hands over his short cropped brown hair, sighed. “Right. You have as much say as I do, in this.”
He walked back to his desk and slumped down into his seat. He kicked a screwdriver and a pair of pliers from the corner of the desk to put his feet up, one ankle crossed over the other. Reaching in the opposite direction, he grabbed a stack of folders and let them fall to the desk.
Hmm… maybe he’s going to talk about Taylor and the Undersiders?
“Piggot has decided to take action in reflection of recent events. Both the Wards and the Protectorate are being restructured.”
Hannah winced, “How bad?”
Huh.
Shrugging, Colin told her, “As far as the Wards go, we’re losing Aegis. Piggot and the PRT want to see how he does leading a different team, and the boy’s parents are amenable. He’ll stay in the Wards for a little longer, to suggest he’s younger than he is.”
A different team? Are they starting up a sort of second youngster team?
“A shame. Who do we get?”
“It’s a swap. It’ll be Weld from the Boston team.”
Oh, that kind of different team. So we’re getting a new Ward and Aegis is moving to Boston. Alright.
Weld… maybe someone with the power of shooting welding flames with their hands?
“I don’t know him,” Hannah admitted.
“He’s a good kid with a good record,” Dragon chimed in from the computer, “Ferrous biology, absorbs metals through his skin. Strong, tough, good grades across the board, high marks in the tactics simulations. Likable, and a scan of the web shows feedback for him is higher than average, which is impressive, considering he’s one of the Case 53s.”
Ferrous biology… sounds like someone who should under no circumstances go up against Kaiser.
Now what is a Case 53? Hm… It’s impressive that he’s well liked in spite of it, so maybe it’s the sort of deal Shadow Stalker has, in which he’s a Ward to atone for his crimes?
“He’s got the tattoo?” Hannah asked.
“The mark is branded into his heel, not tattooed, but yes.”
Ahh… Upsilon. We meet again.
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