Camilla nods. She doesn’t think the woman has any reason to lie, but if she is, for some reason, they will find out soon enough.

She draws her sword and steps lightly into the chamber, then looks back at her companion. “Probably not.” But because she isn’t Palamedes Sextus’ Hand for nothing, she takes a small. sharp knife out of her pocket and places it across the auto door’s threshold. Then she cocks her head to the side, as though to say to Cassandra, Coming?