She didn't even hear it open, but was immediately greeted from her right shoulder by the crisp Guardsman greeting, "Ma'am. The High-Commander tried to reach you. I informed him that you were working and your privacy settings were on and you were not receiving calls." She hadn't even heard him snap to attention as she exited her sealed office.
She sighed but didn't really care about the answer when she asked, "What am I walking into, William?"
Guardsman William Rasmussen was actually her height, but built like a block of iron. He was finally returned to duty after many months in therapy to rebuild his eyes after the assassination attempt on Persephone that had prompted her to flee. Nerve damage always took the longest to repair and had to be done very slowly. By the time Bryce had c
