Lafiel sighed. "You weren't out of line. Do you think me ignorant of human nature? If I told you the name you would go out and seek revenge or threaten or find some other way to protect me. And if General Antilles ordered you not to, you would find a way to skirt the letter of his order. And this is a battle I have to fight on my own." Although the concern was not unappreciated. This level of candidness in personal matters was probably new to anyone who knew her...
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