The session broke into chaos the moment Castellan finished his sentence, panel members talking over each other, the chair calling for order twice before the room settled enough for her to speak.
"This session is suspended," she said, "pending an internal review of Mr. Castellan's disclosed contact and its relevance to every decision this panel has made over the past several weeks, including the freeze vote."
Ren was already on his feet. "That review needs to happen immediately, not on this panel's usual timeline. Every day this drags on is another day the freeze stays in effect based on a vote that may have been influenced by someone in direct contact with the man we're all trying to stop."
"I understand the urgency," the chair said. "I share it. But due process still applies, even here
