Nathan and Ivan were sitting in the dim light of Debriefing Room 12, staring at each other intently.
Ivan was bored.
Because for the last twenty minutes, this guy wasn't saying anything Ivan hadn't prepared a counter for already.
The mission they were sent on had been a complete success, but the Equipment Report sitting on the table between them… was a problem.
A Disrupt Pulse-generator that was issued and authorised by the Academy for their mission… was gone. It was stolen by one of the ten Cadets who had just returned.
If it stayed missing, everyone on the team would be finished. They would all be given a red mark on their reports by their Instructor Supervisor.
No Hunter Agency wants a Cadet with a red mark on their academic record.
Meaning the career they had all spent more than a decade preparing for would be over before it began.
And as for the thief who actually stole the Pulse-generator, they'd be lucky if they only got expelled.
