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entire body shudders with her sobs, and it takes a few minutes for her to get herself under control. By the time she collects herself, I need another clean shirt.
    “Sic, this is my fault. I should have told the Resistance to go pound sand. We’ve never done sloppy work in the past. It’s always more trouble than it’s worth. It was stupid, it’s just…I wanted to stockpile some supplies so you could take a break. You’ve been working so much lately…” She exhales heavily, her emerald eyes fixated on the sky. Her frown lines are cavernous, and it’s obvious she’s holding something back.
    “Tell me the rest.” I demand firmly, and as her gaze drops to me, she seems to have trouble meeting my eyes.
    “The Corps are readying some sort of blanket response. The Resistance is reporting that people inside The Corps are telling their family members to stay out of the woods, and not just Fenra. All up and down the coast something big is happening. No one is talking about what it is, only that to stay safe people need to be inside the compound. Most of the Resistance cells are going dark so they can keep close to home. The few that operate in the Dark Lands all the time are spreading out, just in case The Corp launches a military sweep.” She keeps her eyes on the ground while she speaks.
    “And?” I refuse to let it go. Anna is horrible at lying, at least with me. Even her lies of omission don’t escape me. I can always tell when she’s trying to hide something.
    “The Resistance is capitalizing on the kill. The death of the boy and his mother are just more ammunition against The Corps as far as they are concerned. They have started rumors near every Corp facility about a Shadow Killer. An assassin coming for the heads of their leaders.” It takes a moment for the ramifications of what she’s saying to hit me and I feel my stomach drop.
    “So, they just decided it would be a good idea to tell the enemy the damn plan? Who the hell told them?” Anna gives a humorless laugh.
    “That’s the funny part about it. I came up with our plan. The only person I told was you, and I know you aren’t socializing with the Resistance. That means that they’re talking out of their ass, trying to spook The Corps. Unfortunately for us, what they think is an impossible boast is exactly what we were planning on doing. Even if The Corps don’t take them completely serious, they’ll take steps to review their security procedures. Which is going to make it that much harder for us to accomplish our mission.” Standing, I pace away a few steps then turn back to her.
    “Damn it! This is exactly why I said we should’ve stayed away from the Resistance. They’re a bunch of undisciplined dickweeds.” Anna lets out a yelp of amusement.
    “Dickweeds? Where did you dig that one up from?” The fact that she’s trying to calm me down to change the subject is not lost on me. I’m in no mood to be distracted.
    “All our careful planning and they’re just going to stomp all over it!” We have spent the last few years stockpiling supplies. Setting up safe refuges near all The Corp zones. Identifying the key executives that we can eliminate to destabilize their structure. Anna has spent years helping me put together a plan to destabilize, maybe even collapse, The Corporate structure. Now, all of that could be unraveled by a bunch of idiots talking shit from the trees. Rising from her chair, Anna walks over to me to rest her hand on my shoulder.
    “To be fair, it could all go away with a bullet to the brain as well. All we can do is plan for the worst and hope for the best. It’s my fault, I should have said no, but I was afraid they would send someone incompetent and then The Corp would really be on their guard. Imagine if they captured a member of The Resistance and interrogated them. We’ll have to be on our guard, but as far as I’m concerned we proceed with the plan. There is no way that The Corps are ready for someone like