Kapitel 136: Next Steps

At dawn of a new day, Liam and Mary returned to City Thirteen, passing the checkpoint alone between late night and early morning, when the sky was still awakening, gray.

Their passage through the checkpoint was quick. The Officers didn't care what they had done in the forest, who they were, or who their rivals were. Standing by to do their jobs, the Officers released the two, who rushed up the 100th step, toward Street One.

Minutes into City Thirteen, Liam and Mary spotted the Records Hall. 

"Let's return the exit permits and go back to our rooms." He looked at her and recommended what to do. "Get some rest before you attend to your duties. The remnants of Emerald Owls will know what we've done."

After that night of action, Emerald Owls had lost a lot of power and were smaller than before. But the faction still had its powerful leader and weak members who, though they couldn't challenge Liam, could plot against them from behind the curtains.