The Draven Protocol

The walk to the study felt longer than it should have.

Footsteps echoed softly through the manor’s corridors, each turn marking how far they’d moved from polite conversation. No one spoke. Whatever Kira was about to reveal already hung between them, tightening nerves and sharpening focus.

By the time they reached the study, anticipation weighed heavily in the air.

Winston’s study was vast and i