Their red flag has been taken by the blue team Bulldozer!" the presenter's voice boomed, the excitement in his tone almost celebratory.
Lucian's eyes widened. For a split second his mind blanked, the words not fully registering ,and then they did, crashing into him all at once. His chair screeched slightly as he pushed back from the desk and snatched the earpiece with hurried fingers.
"Hunter, are you there?" he asked, voice tight.
A faint static crackled before Hunter's voice came through, calm but edged with impatience. "About time you came through, little one. What were you even doing?"
Lucian's lips parted, then pressed into a thin line. Tracy was here hovered on his tongue before he swallowed it back. "I got distracted by something," he said instead, not wanting to attract trouble, tone neutral. "What about Bulldozer?"
