“Wraith,” Aurora voice floated in ahead of her. She entered the room dressed in street clothes. A small boy clutched her hand. The room turned to face her as she approached. “Prism seems to believe that Wraith may be behind this or at least has some level of involvement.” She let go of the little boy’s hand and whispered for him to go play quietly at the sofa. The boy waved enthusiastically to Vapor, who gave a subtle but happy wave back. Aurora pulled out the chair on the opposite end from Liz and dropped heavily into the seat. “Prism thinks Wraith is behind everything wrong in this city. That doesn’t mean he did it,” Vapor said. “Besides, I thought the Guild was undermanned. Now there are four Guild members on this taskforce. Two of them are Champion's Heralds.” Liz raised her hand and lowered it down toward Vapor, diminishing his ire. “What’s your assignment?” she asked Aurora. “Monitor the taskforce’s progress and conduct an independent investigation to determine the degree of Wraith’s involvement,” she replied. “So you haven’t been assigned to us,” Liz stated. “Nor am I authorized to offer any assistance if you get in over your head,” Aurora finished. “Uh, no offense, but… then why are you here?” Charlie asked.
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