Reyes called Marcus into a proper debrief the next morning, this time with two other senior officers present — a change from the informal conversations of the past week. The room felt different. Colder. More official."Walk us through the supply route engagement," one officer said, a woman named Farris, sharp-eyed and clearly unconvinced by whatever partial explanation Reyes had already given her. "Specifically the moment you engaged the Sovereign soldier."Marcus kept his posture relaxed, the way a man with nothing to hide would sit. "I saw him closing on Sable's blind side. Moved to intercept.""That's not what I asked," Farris said. "Voss's report describes the movement as inhuman. Faster than anything a Level 1 should manage, even under adrenaline. I want to know how."This was the part Marcus had been dreading since the moment Elena's report reached command. He'd had a full night to prepare an answer, and it still felt thin in his mouth."There's a Skill fragment," he said. "Pick