Moraine exhaled softly, then straightened where she stood. Her tone was calm, though her eyes hardened.
"Enough. He has been punished already for using the name. You can't do anything more, so stop wasting everyone's time and go back."
The pressure inside the ship thickened immediately.
It was like the atmosphere itself had been condensed into invisible chains pressing down on every surface.
The hull groaned under the strain. Jack swore under his breath and gripped the wall for balance.
"Yes," the Universal Will said, its voice rumbling in the air. "He has been punished already. But all of us know the question isn't whether he has been punished. The question is whether what he's doing should ever be allowed."
Neo's aura flared in response, rising like a tide to meet the pressure.
It spread out, steady and firm, wrapping around Jack and Moraine like a shield.
The weight on them eased instantly.
Jack's shoulders slumped in relief, and Moraine shot Neo a brief, unreadable look.
