The General looked about the room at the numerous computers and digital materials that were organised in a manner only the people who worked there seemed to understand. "There are many things going on here. We are actually the only Til base left standing within fifty miles. It's astounding you six managed to stumble upon us." She turned to us and put her hands on the back of an empty chair. "Before we go much further with our discussions, I need to know all of you are comfortable with our no returns policy." She smiled. "Well, that's what I like to call it, but it's really much more serious."
"Serious how?" Em asked, looking at her siblings.
"It's more like once you know the details of what we are doing here you cannot leave so as not to jeopardize what many people have put so much into. You may decide not to partake, but you will have no choice but to wait at the Grey base until what we've aimed for is complete."
It made sense. I didn't like it, that's for sure, but I could understand why.
"What? You'll keep us here like prisoners if we don't go along with your plans?" Joe threw his hands in the air, frowning hard at the General.
"You need to understand. If you don't want to know what we're doing, then that's fine. Relax, recover, then be on your way. But if you want to find out before being sure you'll stay to help, you won't have a choice. We can't risk anyone getting captured by the enemy and having the information tortured out of them. It has indeed happened to us before and since then we've created this policy. You're either in it or not."