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IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE what Sanctum turned into during the last two days. It was literal chaos. Nothing was in order, the people didn't know who to believe or to follow, and there was no way the people could function with the other to get this place up and moving to rebuild Sanctum.

Raven estimated three years, two if they were lucky, to build their compound. But that couldn't be done if Sanctum was not back in order, if they had enemies around every corner of Sanctum. They wouldn't last a day if they didn't figure things out on this planet.

Falo hoped none of Wonkru would find out she wasn't the commander. . . they had to help put this place back in order. If they found out, all would be lost.

"Stop staring," Indra spoke up, stepping down the stairs. "It's time to go to work." she demanded.

A man stared Falo down, stopping her in the middle of what she was doing. The man got on his knees and bowed down to her. She swallowed thickly and looked at Madi and Clarke who would heavily be affected by Wonkru.

Clarke brushed her hand in Madi's hair, dropping her voice to a whisper. "Go learn something. Don't worry about your mother and I. We'll figure things out. You'll forget she was ever commander soon enough." she smiled.

Madi smiled back and left. She needed to be a child again. This was how she could be a child now.

Miller stood next to Falo and Clarke. "Bodyguards?"

Falo nodded. "They won't leave her alone since she was my second."

Clarke agreed with the statement. "Don't get too close. Make sure they leave her alone."

"Copy that."

The guards dispersed across Sanctum to protect Madi while Redick and another guard stayed next to Falo to protect her. Falo hated this, but it was the only way if they somehow found out there was no commander.

They would target Clarke or Madi first, maybe even some of Falo's other family members, then Falo.

"There's too many people." Indra drawled out.

Raven observed the tablet in her hands. "Good thing A.L.I.E's not around."

With that being said, there was something much worse than A.L.I.E being brewed at Sanctum. Falo could sense it. She just couldn't put her finger around what it was.

One of the guards, James, sprinted towards the group in a hurry. He seemed to be extremely worried. "Thank God you're here. We got a problem!" he told Raven.

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