35 Source of Hunters

Yuri stumbled on her steps and walked towards him with a sweaty face. "I've made groundbreaking results. It's… impossible to believe." She paled and leaned against the wall. "This changes everything."

Frowning, Mark placed the sleeping hamster away on a table, walked towards the Scientist, and let her lean on him. She limped to the couch and slumped on it. 

Dona was on one side of Mark, but she seemed busy calmly staring at the hamster and didn't bother the other two.

"What happened?" he asked Yuri.

Yuri was silent for a long moment and seemed to be contemplating things. He didn't disturb her thoughts. After a while, she sat up straight and threw aside the goggles on her face to the ground. 

Mark could finally see the dark circles underneath her eyes and also the mark the goggles had left behind on her fair and beautiful face. Her dark eyes, though, were sharp and twinkling in wonder.