SILO POV
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Silo rebuilt the compound's entire security architecture over the following two weeks, working through the last edges of his own recovery with the specific stubborn determination that had defined every physical challenge he'd ever faced.
Vael worked beside him through all of it, her own expertise now fully integrated into the compound's defensive planning, the two of them moving through the reconfiguration with the seamless coordination that had defined their partnership since the day their earlier tension had finally, properly resolved.
"Three additional layers around the main building specifically," he said, laying out the new plan for Ryke and Mitch. "Not just the outer perimeter — internal monitoring around Ren's room, redundant systems that don't rely on any single po
