The message stayed on the screen for a time.
OVERRIDE AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED
It just waited there.
Bella stared at it, her jaw tight.
"This is not a decision, " she said again. This time she said it more quietly.
Leo did not say anything.
He was looking at the map trying to understand the three parts. The Archive Core, the Architect signals and the other layer that was still pulsing underneath everything.
The man in the coat finally said something.
"It is the control point, " he said.
Bella turned to him quickly.
"Stop saying that like it means something, " she said.
He did not react.
"It means something to the system, " he said.
Leo let out a breath.
". To the people who made the system " he said.
Then he added, "And to the people who are changing it now."
This changed the
