Chapter 24
Madeline strode into the familiar grand corridor leading to her chamber in Eudaiz. The light powered by Eudaizian energy shone on the polished metal pathway. It glowed a bit brighter as she walked past, and dimmed down when there was no more movement.
Screens on the wall came to life as she walked past, flashing welcome messages. She used to think the machine was humanized and friendly. But she was wrong. It was Ciaran’s design, his way of saying “You and every organic cell in your body have been scanned and verified by our system.”
She sighed and turned toward the last door, which led to her children’s chamber.
“Madeline, welcome home!”
She rolled her eyes. Behind her was Robert, their home robot, created in human shape and size. He was a learning machine, and sometime his
