William's worst fears solidified in his gut the moment he heard her tone. It was a tone of dismissal, of casual confidence. It was painfully obvious that she and the other high-ranking commanders had taken these creatures lightly, operating under the dangerous assumption that they were confined and rendered harmless.
"Don't tell me you withdrew masters from the containment zones where those monsters are active!" William snapped. He gave Lara a look so stern and heavy with spiritual pressure that she visibly trembled.
Lara had known William long enough to understand his temperament. He wasn't a man given to hyperbole or practical jokes. If he came to her asking about a specific threat with this level of intensity, she had to assume that the deadliest of dangers was currently gestating in those forgotten zones.
Her silence was her confession. Just as he had guessed, the high command had siphoned off nearly half of the masters initially assigned to the containment perimeters.
