"They have chosen you. Eywa sees you, little human."
"Chosen? Like Harry Potter?"
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In which the daughter of General Ardmore is forced to choose between blood or bond when she falls for the...
CHAPTER EIGHT "It is undoubtedly easier to believe in absolutes, follow blindly, mouth received wisdom. But that is self-betrayal..."
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It was dark by the time Nix arrived at Bridgehead. Neteyem landed his ikran about a quarter-mile away from the kill-zone just to be safe. And Nix reconfirmed she'd come back to see him tomorrow so that he could bring her to High Camp.
Then she thanked him for watching over her and for the ride before walking back to the city.
Fortunately, getting past the protective walls wasn't much of a hassle. The cameras scanned her face, saw who she was, and immediately let her inside.
The first thing she heard while walking through the housing zone was whispered murmurs about the Na'vi attack on the science facility, how it was blown to pieces along with several casualties. Nix made sure to keep her head low while making her way to the Southside Industrial Zone.
She had no clue who the survivors were or if they believed this was another resistance attempt on the RDA. She feared what the general might do or say to her for being there when it all went down.
Nix couldn't refrain from popping her knuckles as the anxious thoughts got the better of her. And seeing the Ops Center enter her vision sent a wave of nausea through her.
She took her time reaching the building and making her way up four flights of stairs. She knew her mother would be in her office as it was too late to be holding any meetings.
By the time she made it, Nix had taken her air-mask off and shoved it into her bag. Though the set of voices emanating through the cracked-open door caught her attention.
"I don't understand," General Ardmore muttered stiffly. "I sent my soldiers out there to protect the SciOps, instead you allowed the blues to blow the damn place! Months of experimentations and discoveries have gone down the drain."
"We were ambushed, General," spoke Corporal Lee.
"How did an AMP soldier allow his missile to be seized by the indigenous? They wiped out the facility, including several of my men!" Ardmore exclaimed. "Explain that to me."
"There's no clear answer—" It was Roman who spoke this time. Nix could tell. "—we aren't sure how they learned where the experimentations were transpiring."
"There must be a traitor in our midst," Corporal Lee suggested, rather unexpectedly.
Nix felt her breath catch as she stood behind the door, eavesdropping. Was she too obvious earlier? Lee did look a bit skeptical while letting her inside the facility.
