Inside the Rose City Warriors’ training facility, the steel room hums under fluorescent lights. Rain still glitters on boots and hems as The Rose drops the token and torn page onto the table. The gray coat contact is no longer a rumor, it is the center of the room.
The Rose
Full explanation, now. Who handled this trail, and why was federal evidence in Sally’s hands?
Mara Keene
Because someone in the federal chain wanted it found. I can take you to the clerk who logged the transfer, if nobody bolts first.
Devlan Mitchel
And then what? We hand Sally to the first agency with a badge and a smile? No. Start with what the page says.
Milton Voss
If they compare the markings, they’ll know I lied. If I talk, maybe I walk out of this room.
The Rose leans over the table, eyes on the scratched-out name and the token’s worn edge. The room falls still, waiting for Sally to decide whether this evidence becomes protection, or a list of people ready to claim her.
✓ Quest Accepted
Share the full trail with The Rose
“I slide the torn page across the table to The Rose so she can see the markings.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Agility, rolled -1)
Sally slides the torn page across the steel, the scrape sharp in the quiet room. The paper stops under The Rose’s hands, lined up with the token and the scratched-out name.
The Rose
Good. Keep it moving. Let me see the markings.
The Rose hooks two fingers under the page and angles it toward the light. The hidden marks catch, faint but deliberate, and her posture changes at once.
Mara Keene
That is the transfer chain. Someone tried to bury it twice.
Devlan Mitchel
And someone still might be waiting for the rest of it. Don’t let the room fool you.
Milton Voss
I only logged the annex handoff. I swear that’s all I saw.
The Rose straightens, page in hand, eyes moving from the markings to Sally. The thorn wall outside hums against the windows, and the room waits on her answer.
Quest Complete
Share the full trail with The Rose