As the dust from the Walden convoy settled, Sunshine turned to her team. "Alright. Give it to me straight. What are we thinking?"
"It's a trap," Carson said instantly, spitting on the ground. "It's such a trap that it probably has 'TRAP' written in neon lights on the dining table. Did you see how Howard was looking at us with one eye seeking vengeance? I knew I should have killed that bastard. Boss, no more evictions from the base. It has to be death."
Hades, however, was rubbing his chin, a dark glint in his eyes. "Oh, it's definitely a trap. But it's also an opportunity. If they're 'handing over' the territory, they're opening the front door. It's the fastest way to get our hands on that Prime Core without shedding blood.
Think about it, while we are eating or doing whatever they want to distract us with, Hadrian can lead a team of invisible superhumans and Hunter to grab the stone. When they are finished, we do what we must and seal up the whole city."
