The first session was in the supply office.
Paris came at the second hour, before the regular work day began, because Lysander had said: come when the room is empty. Paris had understood what that meant — not privacy, clarity. A room that was not doing other things could hold a different kind of conversation.
He sat across the table.
Lysander set the coastal watch report to one side and put the framework document in the center.
"We have three sessions," Lysander said. "This week. One hour each. I will tell you what you need to know. You ask what you need to ask. At the end of the third session, you have everything I have."
"Everything."
"Within the authorization limits. Yes."
Paris looked at the framework document.
"Start," he said.
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The western coalition.
