They found Kai in the dining hall, which was unusual, he usually avoided it during peak hours.
He sat at a corner table with a book and a plate of food, eating with genuine interest, indicating he had decided that maintaining normalcy included sticking to meal times.
He looked up when they approached, assessed their expressions, and closed his book.
They sat down. William activated the crystal again at low volume, angled so only the three of them could hear.
Kai listened without moving.
When it finished, he was silent for a moment, looking at the table.
"Three weeks," he said.
"Yes."
"Then they've been watching since registration closed. Every practice session, every public appearance, every time the team moved together." He looked up. "They've been confirming behavioral patterns. Movement habits. Who travels with whom, which routes are used, where the natural isolation points are."
"Isolation points," Seraphina said.
