"And?"
"And I will decide what needs to be asked when the time comes."
Raymond studied him for a moment before giving a small shrug.
"Your investigation, your decision."
Liu Zhen moved towards the edge of the clearing.
"The rest of the Videntis will want a report."
"They'll receive one," Raymond replied.
"An honest one?"
Raymond glanced at him.
"Would you prefer a useful one?"
Liu Zhen smiled, then laughed quietly, shaking his head in disbelief.
Merlin, however, remained focused on the depression.
There was still something he could not reconcile.
The residual distortion had resisted his runic analysis. Raymond, despite his exceptional command over space, had been unable to follow its trace. Both methods had reached the same limitation from entirely different directions.
Whatever had happened here, it had not followed the rules they expected.
And that was precisely what troubled him.
"Raymond."
The Videntis turned.
"Yes?"
