The bank records were not stored anywhere Soren could enter.
He placed the access denial beside Wren’s notebook at six twenty the following morning.
Five days remained before the alliance vote.
The kitchen had not yet opened for breakfast, but Maren had already started the first ovens. Their heat moved slowly into the room while frost still clung to the lower windows.
Wren read the denial.
INTERNAL BANKING PORTAL — TOKEN AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED.
“You used the Gamma credential?” she asked.
“Twice.”
“That created a record.”
“The first attempt created a record. The second confirmed the record was not an error.”
Wren looked at him.
Soren lifted one shoulder.
“I was thorough.”
“You were visible.”
“That too.”
She read the lower section.
The portal did not recognize pack rank. It r
