The Endless Balance of an Ancient Sorrow Volume 2 GC Chapter 4 Beneath Protocols and painted steel where Authority fails and the shadows persist
CHAPTER 4 Beneath Protocols and Painted Steel Where Authority Fails and Shadows Persist The doors of the precinct slammed open. Frank Gavern stormed in, coat still flaring from the wind outside, jaw clenched like a locked vault. He marched straight for Agent-EYE , not slowing, not blinking—just grabbed the man by his armored cape and yanked him halfway off balance. “You insane?” Frank snapped. “You just threw the entire city into panic!” Agent-EYE didn’t even flinch. His cybernetic gaze narrowed with mechanical precision. “You disapprove, Frank? That’s unfortunate. But I don’t answer to you —you answer to me. ” His voice carried the calm of someone who didn’t need to shout to command fear. “I heard you were the best. And yet from what I gather, you’ve your time chasing your tail in the tunnels with Sinclaire and my rogue recruit who’s now missing. Perhaps my confidence in you was... misplaced.” Frank shoved him back a st...