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Leopold showered and took some sustenance. Shorack had provided a full food store, and it didn’t take long for Leopold to whip up a spice-heavy pasta dish, complemented by some of the vegetables he found. The food had a rustic edge to it, with a bite that the food in Genna’s tower had lacked, and Leopold wondered if these items had come from further afield, utilising Shorack’s contacts.
When he’d finished his meal he cleared away before lounging in a chair. He scrolled through reports on the screen, trying to understand what was going on in the district. There were more rumours, and Leopold found it hard to decipher which might contain any truth. Many concerned the troopers who didn’t wear uniforms, the ones who were both more and less than human. They acted like machines. Tho
