After waiting all morning at the Harbour Master’s office, Shen’s number was finally called. He pulled out the wrinkled slip of paper and handed it to the man at the counter. Janek stood beside him while they watched the man frown at the two pieces of paper in his hand. The other two had stayed at the Arena to see what they could learn about the fire.
The man stabbed the papers onto another metal spike on the edge of the counter that contained many other similar pieces of paper. “Follow me.” He turned and strode through a door to the left of the counter. Behind the door was a large room filled with desks, filing cabinets and people all talking at once.
Shen stopped in the doorway and whispered to Janek. “How can they get any work done in all this noise and mess?”
Janek shrugged. “Maybe t
