Solomon was just about to decline when Ashley pressed a USB drive into his hand.
"This contains the Supe information you asked for earlier. I still have to meet with Homelander to arrange the celebration banquet, so I'll leave you to it."
With that, Ashley turned and left, brisk and decisive. In an instant, she disappeared around the corner of the corridor, giving Solomon no chance whatsoever to speak or refuse.
Solomon opened his mouth, then helplessly gave up.
He looked down at the cold USB drive in his palm, raised his eyebrows slightly, and slipped it into his pocket.
The benefits of earning favors and building goodwill were now fully apparent.
This information, updated overnight, was bound to be far better than the scraps they had halfheartedly given him last time. It would be genuinely valuable.
He set aside his curiosity for now and focused on getting to the training grounds for their sparring match. Once it was over and he returned, he would study this major intelligence haul carefully.
Solomon walked briskly to the elevators, where he happened to find Starlight waiting alone.
At the sight of him, Starlight's eyes curved into a smile. Her face was bright with relaxed excitement, and her voice held a measure of confidence.
"JS, hey! Are you ready for a fight?"
Starlight smiled, looking thoroughly happy.
She was in particularly good spirits today. Earlier, she had spoken out boldly at the Faith Expo, tearing away Vought's hypocritical mask and triggering a surge of discussion across the internet.
As for The Deep, who had started the whole incident, he had not only been forced to apologize publicly before the media and seen his reputation destroyed, but had also been banished by Vought to the remote little city of Sandusky, Ohio. He was completely