Elena Rodriguez, the promising student Talia had personally mentored, calls Second Ledger's headquarters eighteen months after graduating from the institute, considerable urgency evident in her voice.
"I need guidance," she says, connecting via video call to Sevric and Jasmine, both now serving as senior advisors for the institute's growing network of graduates. "I've uncovered something significant working with a legal aid organization, but I'm facing pressure to abandon the investigation."
"Tell us everything," Sevric says, settling into his familiar leadership role despite years having passed since he first took over Second Ledger's daily operations.
"A network specifically targeting recently released prisoners," Elena Rodriguez explains, spreading documentation across her screen. "P
