The review board's decision came on a morning when the compound was doing its ordinary things.
Cole brought it to the study.
He handed the document to Darius. Darius read it. Looked at me. Looked at Cole.
"Where is Marcus?" he said.
"East corridor," Cole said. "He's been there since the board convened this morning."
"Waiting," I said.
"Yes," Cole said.
Darius handed me the document.
I read it.
The language was formal, the specific architecture of official findings. But the substance was clear: Marcus Stone's testimony had been received in full. The review board found that his involvement in the organization's operations had been limited to the inheritance of his father's seat and the failure to act on information regarding the organization's methods — a failure he had acknowledged
