Salomon gripped little Lorna's hand tightly, afraid that the moment he let go, she would dart off and vanish without a trace.
As he had said before, Salomon would not conceal his actions from his potential followers. Little Lorna had insisted on seeing the children Salomon had rescued. However, Salomon did not allow her to appear directly in the children's quarters. Instead, she observed them through the network in his office and the cameras installed there. "Malnutrition, disease, fear, and a language barrier. According to the procedures we established earlier, we should reduce psychological stimulation now." Salomon dimmed several windows on the screen so little Lorna could see the footage on his office computer more clearly. "So we released sedative gas through the ventilation ducts. The dose is small, but it relaxes their blood vessels and nerves, keeping them from being frightened to death by their own fear."
"Simple and crude, but effective." Little Lorna nodded. "What are you planning to do afterward? And who is this woman?"
"Ah, Ms. Romanoff. I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly!"
"I had to do something before you threw these children into a laboratory!" Natasha Romanoff pushed open the doors and dropped into the seat opposite the oak desk. There had been no secrecy whatsoever around the City of Immortals' operation. It was perfectly normal for Natasha Romanoff to learn of it by using her authority, and Salomon was not particularly surprised. "You made NATO's military operation suffer, but I didn't expect you to start abducting people." She said, "Compared with establishing colonies in Africa, this is far more radical and audacious. Hello, girl."
Romanoff silently questioned Salomon with her eyes, asking why a minor was present.
"Don't mind her. She isn't one of your children, protected like a marshmallow."
The girl