The biometric safe held my identification case and personal papers.

I took out what I needed for departure, checked that the remaining documents were inside, and locked it again.

In the adjoining room, my dress uniform hung beneath a protective cover.

I had planned to leave the house in plain clothes and change later if necessary.

Now I considered wearing the uniform when the official transport came.

Not to claim authority over Ethan.

Not to drag my work into a dispute about the house.