The emergency donor meeting happened in a temporary conference room three blocks from the burned Institute building.
Alpha Volkov arrived first, impeccably dressed as always, his expression unreadable.
"Luna Silverpaw. Unfortunate circumstances for a reunion."
"That's one way to describe losing a third of our facility to fire."
"Your son's warning prevented casualties. That's not nothing." He settled into a chair. "Though I imagine the publicity around his abilities is... complicated."
"My four-year-old is being called a strategic asset in Continental media. Complicated doesn't begin to cover it."
Three more major donors arrived—Alpha Helena from the neutral bloc, a wealthy independent Luna named Josephine Cross, and surprisingly, Alpha Marcus Henderson, Tommy's father.
"Henderson."
