Varos didn't move away from the panel. Serik tried to go around him, but the commander followed his movement and placed a hand over the control device.
"Answer the question."
Serik looked at his hand and then at Damon, who remained near Neria's cylinder.
"You've already heard the explanation, Commander. The procedures carried out in this facility have allowed us to develop treatments that would not exist otherwise."
"I asked why the Order's agents don't know she's being held prisoner here."
"Because the origin of the material doesn't affect the execution of their tasks."
Varos clenched his jaw. "It affects mine. I led an operation to capture another manifestation without knowing we were already holding one captive."
"You received the information necessary to complete your mission."
"Then the entire Order is working without knowing what it's helping to build."
