A Call to Identify

[Teerin]

"Just a sec!" announced Selan, her voice muffled by the walls between them. The door in front of Chloe unlocked, then opened by itself. Her friend continued, "Come right in Chloe, end of the hallway! Want something to drink?"

"Of course. Which ever tea you have brewing will be fine." she responded. Now inside, she gently shut the door, then hung her jacket upon the coat tree. Durand noticed a new photo on an interior wall of Selan and Arek together, likely from their last vacation to Lyon. Of all the properties the Maxims owned, this is by far the most modest. But in more ways than the mainly traditional furniture and few wall adornments. The building itself is a one-story home, which is rather uncommon for a neighborhood like this.

She approached the lounge area, and stood across from Selan in the kitchen, resting her arms on the counter that divided the rooms. Chloe stammered a little, again not knowing precisely where or how to start, "I'm ... curious, mon ami. Your husband is a good man, and does his job very well. We both know that, as we both know him. But the man who he - well, all the armed division - works for; outwardly, he's a good leader. Yet he oversteps his authority, and we really don't know who he is."

"I know, I've talked to you before about all this, but I feel more free to discuss it when Arek isn't with us. What do you honestly think about the General?"