Chapter 14. ENTERING THE DANGER

The tension in the room began to mount as Kathryn watched Martin type away at the other end of the table. No one really thought she would say anything. But they didn't know Kathryn very well.

"Excuse me, Martin."

Martin finished typing and then looked up to acknowledge his boss.

"Are you working on some thing?" Kathryn's question was sincere, without even a hint of sarcasm.

The room froze, waiting anxiously for the answer to the question they had been wanting to ask for the past two years.

Martin seemed as though he wasn't going to respond at all, then said, "I'm taking notes, actually," and continued typing.

Kathryn remain ed calm and continued to speak in a measured tone. "I think this is a good time to talk about ground ...

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