Damian's voice cut through the rain and distant screaming, calm despite everything, giving his team something stable to anchor to.
Edrin's head turned, his glasses reflecting lightning, his voice emerging thoughtful rather than panicked.
"Why would President Eleanor throw that cube to open a portal and send us all here?"
"..."
Silence fell across their immediate area.
But the question carried further than Edrin intended, cutting through panic with its stark rationality, making nearby students pause and actually think rather than just react emotionally.
Even the Imperials turned to listen – Cassius, Sophia, David, Ben, Raymond, Alexander, Jonathan – all of them drawn by a question that demanded answers rather than just venting fear.
Edrin continued, his tactical skill running scenarios, discarding impossibilities, arriving at conclusions through pure logic.
