Chapter 4

I looked Janelle straight in the eye, making sure she heard every word. "If you hadn't strayed from the plan and gone into the unstable Section B, you wouldn't have caused the chain reaction, like the ice collapsing.

"Captain Lowe only got into trouble because he went to look for you. With rescue teams already stretched thin, you wasted resources that could have helped in earlier missions. That meant Captain Lowe missed his chance for rescue, and his injuries got a lot worse."

As I spoke, Janelle's face grew paler.

Those were just the initial findings from the investigation. Right…