It was with a flare of triumph that Jeviel burst open the doors of Chancellor Lumin's office, entering with Jassiel and Michelle behind him on either side. Even if he wore a face of fury, that sense bore through in his smile.
"You've made quite the mistake, Memoria."
"And what mistake is that?" Lumin asked, sitting back from the work in front of her and bridging her fingers over her stomach. "And my last name is not Memoria. It's Smith."
"There's no shame in admitting defeat," Jeviel stood taller. "I know that you know full well what Kiryu Nasumi has done."
"I take it you mean that flashy departure from the Glideway tower? I noticed it but had assumed perhaps it was some neophyte pilot showing off..."
Jeviel wanted to plant his hands on Lumin's desk, to loom in her face until his spittle forced her to blink with every word... But he held back. In this game of chess, her knight had taken itself off the board, and he would not be rash...
