In the study, only the rustling of the flipping pages and the oscillating gaze that read lines with a tenfold speed could be heard.
It was as if Leonard Churchill's eyes were scanning through densely packed "subtitles" racing by at fast forward in the Void.
He continued to read rapidly, assisted by the Shadow, his brain running at high speed.
Soon, the already cluttered study was strewn with the chaotic spread of open pages.
Even though he sensed someone's arrival, he did not stop.
...
Previously, Leonard Churchill and Alice had split up to look for clues, agreeing to meet later to discuss their next steps.
In the one or two hours since, the Rebellion Army reinforcements had arrived in droves, the city plunged into chaos with tens of thousands of troops.
Feeling Leonard Churchill's location, Alice was somewhat surprised that he was still "in place" after so long.
She then returned to the Governor's Mansion with Allen.
