Orin had followed Apollo out of the review chamber, but he had no intention of returning to his own duties yet.
The question he had asked outside the doorway still bothered him. Why had the withdrawal requests been prepared before the revised observations were approved? Apollo had reminded him that his signature appeared on the requests, which was true. It did not explain the order in which the work had been done.
He caught up with Apollo beneath the covered passage leading toward the western offices.
"I want to see the original transfer instructions," Orin said.
Apollo continued walking. "You saw them yesterday. You even admitted signing them in front of everyone."
"I saw copies. I want the entries that were made when the requests were first submitted."
"For what purpose? Chronos is conducting his inquiry. You can allow him to do his job."
"My signature is involved. That makes it my job as well."
