Chapter 44. Smells Like Secrecy
"Not yet. I need you and Grey. We need to map out the ventilation system, figure out what other rooms we can use. That is…" I glanced at Quess and Maddox, giving them a quizzical look. "Unless you guys already mapped it out?"
I was hedging my excuse on the hope that they hadn't, and when both of them shook their heads, I permitted myself a small moment of relief. I had already been in the process of coming up with a back-up excuse, just in case, but was glad I didn't have to push any further. The truth was, I wanted to get Quess's opinion on Scipio to confirm that he was what he said: isolated from the Core. I wanted Grey's opinion as well. But I didn't want to alarm anyone else until I had to.
Grey had stood up while I was talking, and was watching
