20 - Lanees
When Morak left, Lanees leant against the door with an absentminded smile. All the experiments had worked. The Maian had expressed pleasure and so much interest in her project that she already considered herself hired by Levits. The Manderian threat should be enough to persuade the admiral; even if they’d need more experiments before they could use her method to fix soldiers on the front, they couldn’t let the Manderians get there first. And with potential spies roaming free around her, she didn’t feel safe.
A chime from the door brought her back to reality.
‘So, how did your morning go? Did you find any time to show Borton your experiments, or did you spend the whole time flirting with him?’ Mirna leant on the doorframe with her hands folded and a cheeky smile on her face.
