"The network is disconnected. Nobody accessed it through the usual credentials after I isolated it." She reported.
"Then how did the file appear?" Damon asked.
"I don't know. Its metadata is blank, and the creation timestamp predates the message by seven minutes." Maren said.
"Seven minutes before it appeared?" I asked.
"According to the system." She said.
"Impossible." I said.
"That's what I said." She said.
Maren glanced at my wrist, then at Damon. Her expression tightened when she noticed how close we were standing.
I stepped away from Damon, preferring enough room to move if someone decided to stab me.
"What about the image?" I asked.
"The symbols don't match any recognised pack records. I've sent copies to the historical archives team." Maren said as she enlarged it on her t
