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Vanya was proud of both Arish and Pahyan. Arish’s hesitancy when they’d been led into the Factory could have been from the come-down of adrenaline. And Pahyan walked with a broken confidence that spoke of an inner strength that would require Authority’s top torturers to c***k, appropriate for a dangerous enemy now captured.
The man who led their escorts must have called ahead, as Vanya’s group were met by a couple of female warriors. The pair escorted them—far too politely—into a warehouse, then into a small room at the back. The whole room descended—something else Jaguar had mentioned.
As they dropped into the Factory itself, Vanya reminded herself of the other information he’d talked of—door codes, names, information on the committee. And her hand brushed that inner
