章 76: The council denies evidence

The dim glow of the computer screen cast an eerie pall over Rose's features, accentuating the hollows beneath her eyes and the sharp angles of her cheekbones. Fatigue had etched itself into every line of her face, a physical manifestation of the relentless pursuit that had consumed her waking hours.

Yet, for all the weariness that threatened to overwhelm her, a spark of determination burned brighter than ever before. A glimmer of hope, faint but present, flickered to life amidst the endless morass of data and half-truths.

Her fingers danced across the keyboard, a flurry of keystrokes that felt as natural as breathing. The digital landscape shifted and reformed with each command, terabytes of information coalescing into patterns and anomalies that beckoned to be unraveled.