The man's smile faded slightly, and he curled his lips. "You're quite protective, aren't you?"

Not wasting words, Wilfred brushed past him and entered the facility, with Karina following closely.

As they passed, the man leaned in toward Karina and murmured in a low voice, "I just wonder if the one being protected is actually worth it."

Karina stopped in her tracks, glancing back at him as they reached the elevator.

He raised an eyebrow, clearly surprised that she turned around.

She met his gaze and said evenly, "Why don't you wait and see?"

Ignoring the sudden spark in the man's eyes, she stepped into the elevator and took a deep breath.

Wilfred glanced at her briefly as she lagged behind but said nothing.

*

Wearing hospital-issued pajamas, the patient moved about within a severely limited range-about five steps from the bed to the washroom, no more than ten or so in total.

sparse: a single table, a few chairs, a bedside lamp, and a stack of books on a small cabinet. There was no television or

red dots blinked. Surveillance

someone in a room like this? It's a wonder they haven't gone insane yet." Wilfred glanced

couldn't. Every choice required a group vote, and while he had abstained, the majority

they provided? Concerns that ultraviolet rays

curled in a faint, sarcastic

was hard to believe that such nonsense had come from a

this. This isn't

the wild

her. It wasn't just impossible.

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