Gary was quickly trying to analyze the situation. He looked at the mother in the back who had deep concern, but her head was also facing the ground as if she was scared.
He had to assume that this was the mother of the two kids, but she didn’t say anything when seeing them, perhaps because of the pressure of the entire situation.
Then there was the White Rose agent. Having seen the marking on the clothing many times, Gary knew what he was looking at was the real thing.
“Let me get a clear evaluation of the situation,” the White Rose agent named Ryan said as he pushed himself between the two groups of people.
“The damage that has been done here, the door is even bent in. That’s clearly the strength of an Altered state. Are you an Altered, and did you attack this man there?” Ryan asked.
“I mean…I did,” Gary said, perplexed. “But the situation warranted it, and I was just defending myself.”