“Can I ask, if I may?” Ms. Shawn inquired to Nichol as they continue their navigation. After opening up earlier, she’d become more at ease now to converse with him.
“What is it?”
“Why is the government pressuring the Association to secure Mazes from Rank 4 immediately? Didn’t we already have one?”
Nichol frowned. “Do we?”
“Yeah, Crepuscule’s Roaming Workshop. He’s an AS person, right? His Maze is a Rank 5.”
“Oh that? Nope, he does not count.”
Ms. Shawn got bewildered. “What, why?”
Nichol was about to explain but Mr. Connelly interjected and answered her instead. “Because Crepuscule’s military power can already rival any nation including AS. If you’re the government, will you still consider someone you can’t leash to be under you?”
“What he says.” Nichol confirmed Mr. Connelly’s wor
