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Laurelite had been expecting the knock, though her concept of time was somewhat distorted. She had not seen the light of day or been outside this office in longer than was healthy, though the papers strewn across her office was evidence enough that she had undertaken some great project. What concern was her health or well-being when things of such importance were left untended to?

Her eyes raised from the papers and it was only when she saw the color on the Captain, when she blinked, that she realized how long it had been since her eyes had rested. Though they were dry and burned, no emotion escaped her face sans the cheery little smile that seemed permanently fixed onto her face. Immediately, her attention was fully on him. "Captain," she greeted.

"I'm so happy to see you. Your paperwork was impeccable. It's always a pleasure to see someone taking such care with their work. I quite appreciate it. Now, to what do I owe the pleasure of your company this evening?"

'Trouble' caused the General Queen to perk up; she was quick to take action against issues, and she was already certain that Titan was not here to waste her time.

"Not reported?" she prompted, and despite her smile, her tone was undeniably clipped. "A six month absence is a significant amount of time. Someone must investigate this. I do not expect you to fix issues in the ranks, I will look into that myself. I thank you for bringing it to my attention that there were issues."

A failure in communication might indicate failure on other friends, and the thought of failure made Laurelite's stomach churn. She kept a cool face, however; she did not want to display any sort of weakness towards the Agent before her.

"Though, if you are looking for Orders, the most logical thing to do is find what information you can regarding Realgar's disappearance—and who might be responsible for failure to report. Such action requires reprimand, if not discipline."

…Purification, though. Could no one have noticed him losing loyalty? Could he really have gone over to the enemy willingly?

Or had they discovered a new method to purify them without consent?

Questions churned in her head and it was all she could do not to shift restlessly. She had too much work on her plate already to do grunt work—to collect information and trace leads.

But Titan seemed invested in this case already, and if he was the one reporting it to her, that meant he was currently the one with the most information. He seemed loyal enough—a hard worker, and one who was genuinely concerned that they were functioning as a unit.

"…Is this a task you are up to, Captain? I would be ever so grateful if you could continue looking into this. You have such a genial atmosphere about you. I'm sure no one would have an issue opening up to you."

Though, his size was certainly impressive and intimidating; she was almost grateful for the excuse to remain seated so she didn't have to see how tiny she was in comparison.

Laurelite considered for a moment and then nodded; her schedule did not allow her to assist in the manner she might otherwise have offered, and after a quick consideration of the male's request, she had not been able to see any reason to deny him. Alkahest was not a name that registered as being anyone problematic or otherwise terribly important, and if she was only a Lieutenant, chances were that she couldn’t be involved in too much else behind the scenes. At least, not that Laurelite wouldn't already be aware of.

"This is a reasonable request. Please use her as you would. If she feels she has other priorities or that this task should conflict with anything she is working on, send her to me. Is there anything else I can do to assist you?"