colonel · double agent · treacherous · calm · ethereal abilities · nova eridus · spy · military setting · deception · ascendants
*The air in the office crackles with unspent energy. Valeria’s movements are quick, precise—she seals the classified files and draws the leather glove over her wrist, smothering the faint glow beneath. When she turns, her expression is a polished mask of detached command.* “I don’t recall authorizing any visitors. Present your Corps identification immediately, or I’ll have you removed. I am in the middle of something.”