Chapter 39: Tensions Rise

Alex's fingers had begun to drum as her expression grew thoughtful. "I am beginning to believe that this contract was a set up." The why was obvious, but how Naviwerks managed it was what stumped her. She had been the one to approach the contact in the Sforza Museum. It occurred to her, however, that she had come up with the idea after having seen the model on a list of possible artifacts to retrieve before she had left Naviwerks. It was quite possible that the company had already been in contact with the museum before her, and they made a deal with the corporation. In the end Captain Alex didn't believe it really mattered how it came about. The Gran Cavallo was a lure, and she refused to chase it any further.