Connor sat at his desk and stared at the ruined computer tower resting on the carpet. Melted polymer coated the burnt motherboard components to leave a dark stain across the fabric fibers beneath the casing.
He typed on the outdated backup laptop pushed to the edge of the wooden desk.
The image of the girl with silver eyes tilting her head on his previous monitor flashed continuously through his mind as he remembered her typing a final warning right before destroying his hardware.
DO NOT DISTURB THE SOVEREIGN'S CALIBRATION.
His smartphone vibrated against the desk surface. Connor pulled his hand away from the device and leaned forward to check the encrypted messaging application glowing on the glass screen.
Leo had sent a secured data packet containing three separate web archive links. Connor rubbed his tired eyes after feeling the sheer exhaustion of finishing his final calculus and physics exams just hours ago.
