Kaiden stood from the medical chair and rolled his shoulders. "Are we done?"
Hearing those words, Grace had to close her eyes.
The man had just caused a planetary-scale event, forced emergency doctrines across multiple continents, broken every piece of equipment in the laboratory, and produced a reading that made the entire discipline of awakened classification want to resign.
His response to being confirmed human was to ask if he could finally leave.
She opened her eyes with the composure of someone who had chosen peace over violence by the thinnest possible margin. "Mister Grey, if you and your party would be willing to wait until we can coordinate the announcement of your tier results and address the situation outside, I would appreciate it."
"Are you ordering us to stay?"
Grace went quiet for a moment, then shook her head. "I'm asking. If you wish to leave right now, you're free to."
