"Climb the burning needle!" Adara said excitedly. Everyone turned their eyes to her. But she wasn't shy at all and didn't mind the attention. She was Verra's child, after all. "My mothers are also recruiting for her strike team, and so are many council members. I think there will be 28 people selected to join one strike team or the other. This information won't be announced until the opening ceremony of the Needle in a few weeks, so, shhhhh!" said Adara with a finger on her lips.
Everyone nodded with a serious expression on their faces. The room became hot as everyone felt their blood boiling with excitement. The stakes had just gotten higher, much higher.
Xeik looked at Adara and shook his head. That was confidential information, but the cat was out of the bag. There was no point crying over spilled milk.
"Why are you here?" Xeik asked Adara.
