01-05-2015, 07:50 PM
It was easy to ignore the white-noise whispers behind her. The ability to tune out was mandatory in the army, physician or otherwise.
She lowered her voice and stepped in to Michael, despite the chills it sent up her arms. She didn't want the white-noise to hear what she had to say. For that matter, Sigma Marcus watched her with the sort of blank gaze that promised to stir if she gave him the slightest cause. His listening did not particularly thrill her either.
"You won't be with them 24/7, forever. I have to sleep here at night. At what point is their inexperience balanced by your education?"
These were the sort of questions she should have asked before leaving Berlin in the first place, but regret was a foolish emotion. It was too late to change the past, and even if she had the inclination, refusing the transfer was akin to refusing a direct order.
The truth was buried deeper than she hoped could be detected, though. She didn't think he could protect them if he wanted to. It wasn't possible. How could one man shield against seven? Michael wasn't a god.
She lowered her voice and stepped in to Michael, despite the chills it sent up her arms. She didn't want the white-noise to hear what she had to say. For that matter, Sigma Marcus watched her with the sort of blank gaze that promised to stir if she gave him the slightest cause. His listening did not particularly thrill her either.
"You won't be with them 24/7, forever. I have to sleep here at night. At what point is their inexperience balanced by your education?"
These were the sort of questions she should have asked before leaving Berlin in the first place, but regret was a foolish emotion. It was too late to change the past, and even if she had the inclination, refusing the transfer was akin to refusing a direct order.
The truth was buried deeper than she hoped could be detected, though. She didn't think he could protect them if he wanted to. It wasn't possible. How could one man shield against seven? Michael wasn't a god.