There was a long hiccup in the conversation. Rachel and Esmeralda had both been right, but Esmeralda had been 'more' right. For Esmeralda, it was another awakening. It was unlikely that she was in Security Services, so her 'expertise' wasn't combat.
Different from other secret societies, every sss was taught to think tactically. A security detail guarding a Head of House had just validated her opinion, and in front of a Head of a First House. That had to be especially satisfying.
"Where are we going, Tiger Lily?" I asked my driver. Esmeralda gave me a curious look. I shrugged.
"We are going to the Hotel Burnham," she informed me. Groan.
"You do know that the Hotel Burnham is nowhere near the town of Burnham, right?" I sighed.
"Then why do they call it the Hotel Burnham?" Rachel reboun
