Coming Clean

Ezra exhaled as he stood outside Akiko's suite. Since her Aura was not currently active and hadn't been for the past few hours, he knew that she had no idea he was the one at her door.

Standing at a healthy distance behind him was Commander Duke himself, 'guarding' him as he walked through the mansion.

He was here to do what needed to be done.

He raised his hand to knock on the door and hesitated, taking a moment to gather his thoughts before letting his knuckles rap against the wood.

He couldn't afford to make a mistake. Not here, not now.

He waited in the resulting silence, keeping both his expression and his body language neutral. Just because he wasn't using his eyes as much didn't mean others weren't using theirs.

After a few seconds, the door opened and standing there was Akiko herself.