A Calculated Victory

The next instant, Kael appeared.

The soldiers stopped when they saw him. 'What the hell? Why's he here?'

Kael's icy voice cut through the silence. "You've disgraced the unit. I can't believe you pulled something like this. If this were a real battlefield, you'd be dead meat before you could even think about an ambush."

The soldiers hung their heads. They'd been too cocky, missing the ground traps.