Deep Shadow Conditions
Stephen Fry once wrote that "No mortal can keep a secret. If the lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips; betrayal oozes out of him at every pore."
As Mara looked through the information that his men had gathered, he was surprised to see the meticulous work that the young man displayed. The craftsmanship in his work made him curious and, at the same time, afraid.
For someone young enough to have that kind of inventive ways, he was probably a genius. And the fact that he knew the said young man, it was time for him to be serious in whatever he did from now onwards.
Looking at the two bodies still in the Defensive Care Unit, his face scrunched up as he too knew them from somewhere.
Having first knowledge of all involved in this charade, other than curious, made Mara more receptive to change and his next course of action.
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A few hours passed by quickly as Mara listened to the brief that his friend Bancheng was giving him.