"So, it's true, then…"
Barns voice creaks. Even after everything that has happened, he struggles to believe it. But the evidence is overwhelming.
Haima is the killer.
"We had the police search high and low," Maria says quietly. "There is no sign of Haima. None at all."
Her final words echo in his mind. She'd said she was going somewhere - somewhere to cultivate her power.
Likely somewhere far from Dimartino. Where is the Gore Family from, again? Barns can't remember.
"I know this is shocking, but we can't let it get in the way of our planning. The Sentinels can return at any time, and we must be vigilant."
Barns takes a deep breath. "Indeed."
As he thinks over the events of the day, he realizes that there's something missing from it all. They just added twenty thousand new humans to their ranks, but the vibe is very much 'doom and gloom' from the upper administration.
