"Lovely plan," Julian spoke up. Darius' eyes moved to his and looked the man up and down. He was always a strange character, he loved his job yet he always acted like he could not care less about the things that happened around him.
"As we have silenced Ryker, must we not take his words into account?" The old man leaned back into his seat and folded his arms. "I would have, if Serena was a terrible candidate for this. Silas told me of her speech in Ficus, Alexander relayed how she bested a squad leader, and I have seen how she can command a crowd just yesterday."
Darius blinked slowly and a slow smile spread across his lips. He had not expected praise to come from such a stingy man like Julian.
"I had my doubts, but she has poured herself into the books. I suppose miracles happen when you are desperate enough," Julian continued. He took off his glasses and looked directly at Serena now. "Well done, but you will have to double your efforts in the coming days."
