Terms of Control

Wallace’s representative, Miles, stood tall and rigid, his back straight as a rod. His voice came out low and steady. "General Briggs isn’t against working together. He’s just worried that if he gives up all his authority—and his troops—it could come back to bite us later. In times like these, if you don’t hold the military, you’re basically at someone else’s mercy."

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