Hope being back on limited tactical support lasted approximately six weeks before international supernatural factions started requesting her consultation services, which was—I mean we'd destroyed The Purge so thoroughly that word had spread about the four-year-old bond-hybrid who could heal dimensional damage, and apparently everyone wanted access to her expertise now.
"The European Council is requesting dimensional stability assessment." Kael read from the formal invitation. "They're experiencing micro-fractures in three locations. Their specialists can't determine if they're random or coordinated. They want Hope to—" He paused reading. "They want Hope to travel to Europe for on-site consultation."
Travel to Europe for consultation. Right. Our four-year-old was receiving international work requests.
"No." My response was immediate. "She's four. She's recovering from combat trauma. She's not traveling internationally to consult on dimensional threats."
