The room was filled with a stunned silence as Rhox and the rest of the party stood in awe, their gazes fixed on Gel, who had appeared before them so unexpectedly. Just days ago, the last they had seen of Gel, she had been overseeing operations from above, in the cold expanse of space, aboard a frigate in orbit around Stillis. To see her now, standing confidently in the Hakvall hideout, was nothing short of astonishing. The presence of her spymasters, cloaked in shadows, only added to the surreal nature of the moment.
Rhox, usually quick with her words, found herself momentarily speechless. Gel had always been a step ahead, her mind a labyrinth of strategies and plans, but this… this was something else entirely. Finally, breaking the heavy silence that had settled over them, Rhox took a step forward, her voice filled with a mixture of curiosity and amazement. "Gel… how did you find us? How did you discover the Hakvalls' hideout?"
