“Is that understood.”She stares at me in silence for a full minute and I can feel the mix of disappointment, frustration and anger rising in her. It hits me like a pulse of power and makes the hair raise on my arms and shiver go down my spine. I’ve seen that look before, in new recruits who think they know everything because they passed their exams.Disturbingly I have seen that look in Wills too, when she gets stubborn and doesn’t want to be told what to do. But that hasn’t phased me so far and it’s not about to now.“Is. That. Understood?” I command again.“Understood Beta Conall.” She grits out between clenched teeth.“Ooh we have a fighter in this one Con. She’s gonna be a handful I can already tell.” Thomas links as he watches the interaction stoically beside me, showing his support, not giving anything away.“She’ll learn fast or she’ll learn hard – but she will learn. She crossed a line with Willow and now she needs to atone and earn our trust.” I link back my reply, continuin
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