"Have you heard? That 'Demon Domination' spell..."
"The journal's internal reviewers are checking all the data..."
"The Spell Ethics Committee is picking it apart, too..."
Another day, Carola and Aurelio arrived at the Project Team's office and overheard some colleagues talking.
Most were mages native to Sinvira, mixed with a few outside experts like themselves, and they spoke all manner of languages.
Their time here had not been nearly enough for them to master Sinviran.
Thus, relying solely on the Tongues spell they used for everyday work exchanges, they could only catch the general gist.
They could not quite understand the chatter outside, but the working group's internal emails came with multilingual translations, making everything perfectly clear.
To their surprise, they discovered that the work they were responsible for had also come under review.
"What the hell? They're actually questioning the historical data I provided?"
"Have those people lost their minds?"
After a brief burst of shock and anger, Carola sighed. "Aurelio, something doesn't seem right."
Aurelio sat opposite him, his brow tightly furrowed and his expression anxious.
At those words, he nodded slightly. "Something is definitely wrong, but don't worry. We're not working here all on our own."
Only then did Carola relax a little. He brewed himself a cup of plain tea and cradled it as he slowly sipped.
In particular, after learning a little later that many other members of the group had suffered the same treatment, they felt even calmer and more composed, without the slightest panic.
They both understood that, at this point, this was no longer merely a matter concerning the project itself.
Lord Roland certainly would not let those people run wild and wreck the project.
Soon, several news outlets, including the Arcana Communications Journal, the Nevis Daily, and the Arcana Review,