The ninety days of the New York winter had been a blur of high-velocity logic and midnight rooftop walks. As the snow began to melt over the Hudson, Laksh and Arya sat on the floor of the penthouse living room, surrounded by half-packed suitcases.

Arya’s internship at AV-Stream had been a triumph. She hadn't just audited the servers; she had completely redesigned their adaptive firewalls. Vivek was so impressed he had already joked about making her the youngest board member in the company’s history.