Time flowed like a relentless river, silently washing away the scars and imprints of the past. Three years was enough to change a great deal.
At the Ashford Police Training Center in a city along the southern borderlands, a group of police officers in tactical gear underwent high-intensity tactical and physical training under their instructor's command.
Within the formation, one figure stood out. She had a tall, upright posture and moved with agile, decisive grace. Her strikes during hand-to-hand combat were clean and ruthless, her marksmanship was flawlessly precise, and her physical endurance rivaled that of any male officer. Sweat soaked her short hair, clinging to her cheeks and neck. Her sun-kissed, wheat-colored skin glowed with health under the sunlight, and her eyes were calm and
