Victor's words settled over the room and stayed there.
No one rushed to fill the silence after that.
Leaf Team was not just another group circling around a valuable resource, they were strong, too strong.
Snow Team could survive a lot of things. They could outfight most people, outlast even more, and they were stubborn enough to drag themselves through situations that should have killed them three times over. But Leaf Team was not some ragged band of survivors with delusions and rifles. They were organized, powerful, and led by a man who made even very dangerous people think twice before getting clever.
