"He's strange."
The woman sitting behind the holographic screen stared intently at River's back, her brows furrowed in confusion. Her eyes flickered from the boy leaving the scanning chamber to the rectangular pillar at the center of the room—a tall, obsidian device with smooth lines and a levitating orb floating at its core, pulsing with faint blue light.
With a sigh, she reached to her right and tapped a console beside her. The machine let out a soft series of beep-beep sounds as it registered her request. Moments later, the door behind her slid open, and someone walked in.
He had a plain face, black hair combed neatly to the side, and an air of confidence that made him appear more refined than he actually was. Dressed in the same official uniform of the Awakening Center, he stepped into the room with a mild smirk.
"Is something wrong, Lira?" he asked casually.
