Chapter 25Kim pounced on the Cherub and immediately realized their mistake. The empty Slate crashed onto the floor, flailing limp. They roared in frustration, which came out as more of a hiss.
Fuck. Silver really was clever.
Reducing the problem, Kim configured their options as the Cherub beneath them made occasional instinctive and uncoordinated lurches for freedom, its blank mind only seeking to right the body it was connected to.
Silver almost certainly had ASHLEY on his side and had sealed the door to Cryogenics by now. While ASHLEY would respond to their codes and authority, it would take time.
No. To salvage as much of the Droste’s mission and the Firmament Foundation’s investment in both them and the project, they had to press on.
Move forward and question the supposed creator.
