๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ'๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ?

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Joined May 2021
๐™„๐™ฉ'๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ค ๐™ก๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™ž๐™› ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™จ๐™š๐™š ๐™๐™ž๐™ข, ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช'๐™ง๐™š ๐™›๐™ช๐™˜๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™™๐™š๐™–๐™™ ๐™–๐™ก๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ฎ.
โ € ๐“˜ don't want an apology. I want you to understand exactly what it cost me to survive you, before you learn what my vengeance claims. โ €
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โ€œyou know i'd go to hell and back if had to in order to keep you safe and that extends to your family.โ€ she was one of the few people he considered a friend, a very good one at that.
" i was afraid, alduin. . . genuinely afraid. " the losses, and everything else. and the threats โ€” all of it had her paranoid, and traumatized. more than ever.
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โ€œwhy not? we could have been dealing with this a lot sooner. we could be closer than we are!โ€ he picked his head up, eyes boring into her. โ€œdo you not trust me?โ€
she shook her head. " no. . . no, i really couldn't have. " despite everything? she really didn't have the guts.
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alduin nodded as he slid her phone to her, bracing his hand on the table again. he let silence stretch before he let out a defeated sigh. โ€œyou could have told me. .โ€
" i can try and have it route to myself and you, without them seeing it, " she offered, still unable to truly look at him. " ๐’Š ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’๐’šโ€” had no idea they had you. . . "
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he took the phone and scrolled through the messages, giving a low guttural growl that this regeneration hadn't let out much. โ€œson of a bitch. . can you put a track on the next time they contact you?โ€
she handed over her phone. a list of private texts in a custom built messenger. something that had been installed onto her phone for her, no doubt. " never a voice. never traceable. "
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โ€œhow do they contact you? who contacts you?โ€ it felt like an interrogation and on some level it was. he wanted any and all information she could give him.
" ๐’Š don't know who they are. and i don't know where they're based, if i did. . . i would've let it slip a while ago, i promise youโ€” " she leaned against her desk. " ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’š ๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’„๐’• ๐’Ž๐’†. i can't. . . i can't do very much still, "
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his head lifted as she stood and between the lighting, the make up around his eyes, and his mostly hidden expression it looked like he was glaring at her. โ€œis that why you couldn't give the official green light to take them down? you could have told me! we could have gotten -
" he's being watched, but he's not fully in their care anymore. " she slowly stood, facing him properly now as she did. " i'm ๐’”orry. i don't want to do this, and you know damn well . . . i have very little choice. "
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a long sigh was blown out of his nose and his hands braced against her desk breaking his view of her as his head hung. he couldn't blame her, not really, not when her son was at stake but there was still a burning sensation of betrayal. he was quiet for a long moment as her -
" ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’š had my son. " she stated, horrified at her own admittance of guilt. " they. . . had my son and i had no idea they actually had you, iโ€” thought it was research only, things i even tried and ๐’‡๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’… to alter, " she couldn't lose her boy. she'd already long +
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his head tilted to the side, wanting to meet her gaze but she was doing a good job avoiding it. โ€œkate, ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™จ๐™š. you came when i got away, you're keeping the fact i lived a secret. what happened? why?โ€
she didn't flinch, instead keeping as much composure as she could manage, whilst avoiding truly looking into his eyes. guilt. " โ€” ๐’Š " no words. she doesn't know how to begin.
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he shuts the door behind him and even closes the blinds so they complete privacy. out of respect for kate of course. walking over to her desk he kept his eyes trained on her, seeing the falter. โ€œtell me what happened, kate.โ€
the moment @OFGALLlFREY entered her office, her entire demeanor seemed to falter. as if breaking down a little bit. she must know that ๐’‰e ๐’Œnows.
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the time lord nods as he starts to gather the files. โ€œperfect, call her in and see how she is. if it's brainwashing or something we'll need to try and track that down as soon as possible. i can take one of the trucks to go check on her son and call her daughter on the way.โ€
" i can call for an evaluation easily with all of the sleepless nights going on, " the benefits of her position. she can technically pull anyone into her office, at any time.
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โ€œshe wouldn't do this willingly, that i'm sure of. either way we need to keep this between us. don't need UNIT in a panic. can you find out if she's being brainwashed or controlled somehow? i can look in on her son, see if he's okay.โ€
" well, brainwashing is on the table. . . i suppose, " she just didn't see why kate would do this unless she was being controlled. or something impossible was at stake. kate's son, maybe? who knows.
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โ€œit certainly looks that way.โ€ he took another look over the files just to be sure and he let out a heavy sigh. โ€œi wonder when she became the mole i mean, she helped save me. . fuck.โ€
" surely not, right. . ? " she seemed to be at a loss for words, opting to simply stare at what the pages clearly spelled out.
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alduin's fist hit in the table in frustration with a growled 'son of a bitch' before his head hung. โ€œthe mole's been right in front of us this whole damn time. . what the hell kate?โ€
her head tilted, before she leaned over and took a proper look. frowning before turning to look at him, then back to all the evidence. " what . . . is this โ€”? "
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โ€œit is, it's why i tell the boys to get some shut eye when they can. no need for them to stay awake too long when i can cover.โ€ the intel spread before him started to piece itself together as he looked it over. โ€œholy hell. . tell me my eyes are betraying me.โ€ he motioned for -
" a moments peace is always helpful, even if it's not always something you can afford. ๐’Š think in these circumstances, it'll be easier to run with, " she knows how time lords rest, given the chart in her office. one regularly updated, with his files and now all of this.
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he gave a light laugh along with a nod. โ€œyeah, we're aware. pretty much everyone slept on the flight in this morning and i told them to grab a couple more hours after we landed.โ€ he hadn't been sleeping much, if at all, taking full advantage of a timelord's need for little -
" hopefully, a proper lead. this had been. . . exhausting for a while now. as i'm sure you and the '๐’ƒ๐’๐’š๐’”' are more than aware, " chuckling slightly, keeping the mood light. as much as possible, anyway.
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โ€œsounds like solid evidence.โ€ he opened up what she had given him before and set it out on the table. sliding off his backpack he pulled the files he had out and laid them out as well. โ€œlet's add it to the pile, see what it gives us.โ€
" emails, security error blips. faked medical leave. " hence why she was involved to begin with, given she often had to sign off for the last bit.
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