“I’m wondering, if our lives are controlled by that core furnace, would that make our whole lives utterly bleak? I won’t accept that. I won’t put my life in someone else’s hands.”
She sighed. “But we have nowhere else to go. Beyond the city, there isn’t the slightest hope of survival in the endless ice fields...”
“That’s why I built this place, Atlan. I want us to take our future back from the gangs, the corporations, and the associations.”
A long silence followed.
At last, An Nan watched him walk away, then quietly turned the sign on the office door around.
“Atlan Agency”
“We take on all kinds of commissions, including dangerous jobs.”
