Farah jerked her head at the sound of her brother's voice. "Eli?!" she cried, wrenching against the guard's grip, but the other woman held fast and kept Farah restrained. "Eli!" she called again, desperate to hear something in response. By the time she realized she was being taken through a complete maze, it was too late to try and memorize the turns. She cursed herself in her head. She needed to be paying more attention.
Eventually, they arrived at the end of a hallway that appeared to go no further. "What is this?" Farah snapped.
"Didn't I already tell you?" the woman replied bluntly. "Your first test."
Without warning, Farah's bindings were released, and the woman shoved her into a doorway that Farah had just then noticed. She stumbled through the threshold, and a metal door slid into place behind her, barring her path back and forcing her to look ahead. The room before her was separated by a glass wall in the middle. She was on one side, alone. On the other side, there was a group of men holding clipboards, sitting behind computers, and murmuring to each other.
Suddenly, a voice spoke from some unknown speaker above her, causing Farah to jump.
"Please step forward, Miss Dowling."
Farah steeled herself and did as it said. She had no idea what to expect.