Aidan was training with his schoolmates, even though he no longer lived in Zone A. It seemed to me that Aidan wasn't receiving training from ACTS, but rather that he was helping to train the students.
Nadia was out tutoring her juniors because she didn't want to waste the potential of promising young scientists.
As for me, I was doing the opposite of being productive. I sat on the floor, back against the wall, repeating the same name over and over again in my head.
Ad Maiora. It tasted bitter on my tongue.
The secret organization claimed to eye for the same goal as Aidan, which was to find the Green Zone.
Aidan said that Aubin call it 'Arcadia'.
I didn't know what Ad Maiora had, but for Aidan to achieve that purpose was to go out of this country. He'd have to abandon his family here and venture to explore the unknown.
The possibility of Arcadia's existence certainly wasn't zero but was it worth the risk?