Jason’s POV
Vanessa was clearly defending William. He even glanced at her with some relief in his face. My eye twitched but I stayed otherwise still.
“That’s not necessary,” I said flatly.
Vanessa nodded. “We should also discuss the trade routes. William’s first suggestion was through an industrial part of town. These are not roads typically traversed by regular commuters. In fact, the most recent surveys show that since the industries here are mostly automated, hardly anyone actually travels on these roads at all. No one should be affected by these routes.”
The more Vanessa was coming to William’s defense, the higher and hotter the fires grew inside of me.
“I’d like to see those surveys,” I said.
“Of course, I have them here.” She reached into her own briefcase and produced a packet
