The doctor didn’t answer.
He frowned.
Adjusted the probe.
Looked again.
Then again.
The room slowly grew quiet.
Something shifted.
“Doctor?” Ethan pressed, a hint of tension creeping into his voice.
Still no answer.
Finally, the doctor straightened, his expression carefully neutral.
“There’s… a discrepancy.”
Ethan frowned. “What kind of discrepancy?”
The doctor hesitated for just a second.
Then spoke clearly.