After completing the remaining exit objective, Eli found Renn beside the resource table.
The bonus had already been entered. Renn’s team stood with its recovered objective while a judge checked the return mark against the exercise roster. One of the hunters was arguing about a scuffed seal. Another sat on a low wall drinking water.
Eli did not wait for the argument to end.
“You handled the restraint before the exercise.”
Renn turned. “We reported it.”
“A witness saw your people at it.”
“Yes.”
The ready agreement should have made Eli stop. Instead it sounded like confidence that nobody could do anything about what had happened.
