Once they were airborne again, Aurelia directed the pilot to head downtown, flying over the city to the north-east. They landed on the rooftop of a modern skyscraper, the Fidalgo headquarters.
As the rotors spun gently to a stop, Aurelia looked out the window with a wistful gaze. “I’m just a figurehead here now. My search for Eden is the very opposite of what the company would want. They have no wish to see me here, but it’s close to where the pieces are and the easiest place to land. We’ll go straight down in the elevator and out onto the street.”
They clambered out of the helicopter and headed into the building.
True to her word, Aurelia did not even stop to greet anyone. In fact, it seemed as if people who might have boarded the elevator saw her and chose to take another route. Other
