Chapter 103

DREXON "Two of the men found so far in the incidents were working undercover for Senator Smith in the army," Marcus said. I lifted my eyes to him. I'm sure he could see the weariness in my eyes because his face morphed from a triumphant, glorious arrival to sorry. Why did he have to say this in front of Luneth? It was not my intention to keep anything from her, but I do not want to tell her anything until we are sure of what it is that we want to tell her, and for now, I am very unsure of what I am going to say to her. "What does that mean?" She is quick to ask, her gaze travelling back to me and then Marcus. I watch him shuffle uncomfortably, but I do not pity him because he brought this upon himself. "Drexon?" Her voice is almost breathless, as though she had run a mile. "I asked him to look into the people who supposedly have been working for Maljore..." "And?" She cut me short; she was impatient. I could see it. It had been a full day, and this was the best we had got around to hav