Marshal Rischi had summoned Federica to his office. She walked down the hall, pondering on a possible explanation: had they discovered something about the girl who had disappeared two years earlier? Had they found Merlonghi? She definitely hadn’t respected some protocol.
She got to the closed door and knocked, her nerves on edge.
She had been in service for three years now and knew there was nothing to be ashamed of in being summoned by the marshal, but she still felt like a schoolgirl being punished.
"Come in, dear," her father invited her. Fede opened the door and went in.
The office was the same as always, the only novelty was plants under the window.
"So Federica, I’m letting you know that for today you have a special permit. Irrevocable."
She was stunned. She shifted her
