Eventually, the tears stopped. I pulled back and wiped my face. "We need to interrogate Archon Shade. He knows things about Covenant operations. Things we can use."
"That can wait until tomorrow. Right now you need to rest."
"I have rested for eight hours. We need to move forward. Like you said, one day at a time." I stood up, my legs shaky but holding. "Where are they keeping him?"
"Mary, you do not have to do this tonight."
"Yes, I do. Because if I stop moving, if I stop fighting, the guilt will consume me. So I need to do something useful. Something that helps us win this war."
Owen studied my face for a long moment, then nodded. "He is in the detention level. But I am coming with you."
"I would not have it any other way."
We walked through the quiet coalition headquarters toward
