Kain had prepared for this when he invited her over. Serena wasn't exactly dumb.
It didn't take her long to start picking things apart. Her eyes had swept over the reinforced alloy flooring, the faint sigils carved certain areas of the building, the faint hum from the reactivation of an invisible security array Kain had installed around the building. She didn't comment right away, but her silence said enough.
What else could she think? Kain was planning to open up a small business from this location?
This wasn't exactly a place built for selling trinkets or handmade crafts. It was a fortress disguised as a workshop, and every inch of it spoke of preparation for something bigger.
He met her eyes. There was no point in dodging it. "I'm putting together my own force."
