[i]"My apologies for Maria. She's usually spoken not kind already, but with her work and the child we're expecting, she's been put under a lot of stress. It's alright, you don't have to apologize."[/i]

“And so she should be,” Kiara said in a serious tone. “Things are changing, aren’t they? I suppose most people would say it’s for the best but…maybe the world’s changed too much.”

That was perhaps the most solemn thing she had said all night. Casting her crimson-eyed gaze downward, she became lost in thought before snapping her eyes upward and staring at the man with a fiery intensity.

“Sir, may I ask,” she began. “Did you participate in the Great War?”

[i]"No, but I'm not quite sure if we will find them here. Because of her past, Trixie usually spoken avoids places like this."[/i]

“Oh?”

Spencer tipped his fedora slightly.

“Well since you seem to have an extensive knowledge on the citizen, then perhaps you can lead us to some of her daily spots? Workplace? Education center? I’m told that she’s an AI and so I’m sure she must go out for repairs too.”

[i] "The Catalyst was found in the house of a resident, an AI called Trixie. Upon trying to escape, the Catalyst used said resident as a hostage. Upon discovering that the resident was his friend, Elliot Vineblood was shocked and failed to be useful and gave the Catalyst the opportunity to escape. As far as we currently know the, Catalyst is still on the run and still keeps the resident as a hostage."[/i]

“I see,” the senior Knight replied. “Frankly, I’m going to have to count this as a failure on your part here Jackson. The Superior has issued a first class bounty on that girl’s head and so won’t take anything short of her head. I’ll give you one more chance; after that, you’re dealing with his will yourselves. You too Giltwith.”

The red-eyed Knight cleared his throat.

“With all due respect sir…why is the Catalyst of such dire importance to the Superior himself?”