"Uh... how do you know that?"
Alex stared at Olivia, wondering whether he'd missed something important about her over the last few years. He knew she had exceptional scouting ability, and he vaguely remembered Sylas mentioning that her perception was unusually impressive even by his standards. But that was also a very long time ago. However, scouting an enemy and spotting a flaw in a disguise that could fool the Nethum were two very different things.
Olivia gave him a look that said the question wasn't worth answering. Then she pushed past him and walked straight into Sylas' chambers.
Alex nearly choked. "Hey, hold on a second. You can't just—"
Olivia ignored him, crossing the room without knocking or even glancing at the young man meditating at its center. Sylas didn't react to her at all. Even so, Alex couldn't help feeling that she was taking an enormous risk by treating this so casually.
