Liam shook his head slowly as his eyes stayed locked on the old image on the screen like he was trying to force it to change just by staring at it hard enough.
"No… no no no," he said under his breath, then louder as he turned slightly toward Lana. "Lana, this is not the Cain I fought. I clearly explained to you what he looked like."
His tone carried frustration now, not anger but confusion that didn't sit right with him.
Lana didn't react immediately. She just kept looking at the screen for a moment longer, her fingers still hovering near the keyboard. Then she finally spoke.
"I know."
Liam paused.
That response didn't match what he expected.
Lana straightened slightly and shifted her focus fully to him now.
"Cain wasn't just a scientist," she said calmly. "He was also an archaeologist."
Liam frowned slightly.
That detail alone didn't make things clearer. It only made everything feel more scattered.
