Sienna was the first to break the silence, her caring nature pushing through the shock. She stepped further into the room, her eyes moving from the blood-soaked operating table to me, then to Alexis sleeping in my arms.
"Rey... what's going on?" Her voice was soft, careful, like she was afraid the answer might shatter something fragile.
I took a breath, looking between the three of them. Camille stood frozen near the door, her usual wild energy completely absent. Evelyn remained in the doorway, her blindfold hiding her expression, but I could see the tension in her shoulders.
"Alexis performed brain surgery on me," I said simply.
Camille's hand flew to her mouth. "She what?"
"Brain surgery," I repeated, gesturing to the suture across my forehead. "She opened my skull, examined my brain, and mapped the neural pathways connected to my System."
