479 An Observer

"This does not make..."

"Sense?" smiled Shinva as they witnessed Rae take measured steps toward the child. "I believe that you have met her here, correct?"

"I have, but why would she take it away..."

"I believe this is a friend of yours, who has lost her memories. This is what I managed to understand from her visit to the city. However, you kept treating her as if she was the same person that you always knew."

"I did not blindly trust, never did," Arthur shook his head. "However, I had no reason to think she took the child. After all, she should know better than anyone that it would result in a war against Freda."

"Maybe that was their plan all along," shrugged Shinva. "It is not the first time that a superpower favors the big picture over a momentary sacrifice."