Scarlett (Second Edition)
My voice was cold, but the question was sincere.
Garland winced slightly, the pain from his injuries betraying his stoic expression. “It’s your region,” he replied, shrugging weakly. “You should take that up with the people you left to manage it. Between us…” He paused, hesitating, but then spoke with surprising venom. “I don’t trust David Moreski. Nikolay trusted that twerp, and it was one of his biggest mistakes. But who could have known?”