They returned after dark.
The Swedish winter had covered the whole area in a thick, white blanket. The air was cold, well below freezing. The sky was dark, but the stars shone brightly, like sharp ice crystals. Their light reflected off the snow and created a faint blue glow. The Lancaster Holdings research station, officially a place for testing medicines, was alone in a forest of tall pine trees. Around it were high fences nearly twelve feet tall, with sensors and infrared cameras to watch for movement.
Lila and Regan had been watching from the edge of the forest for three days. Watching patterns. Watching security procedures and guard rotations. Finding weaknesses. There was little staffing between 2 and 4 AM when the majority of subjects were sedated and monitored remotely, shift ch
