"Pierre." Bell propped his hands on his knees and seriously asked, "Can you tell me directly, as this 'Governor-General,' what exactly are you here to do in the 'Newly Reclaimed Outlands'?"
Pierre answered somewhat lacklusterly, "Of course, just like the literal meaning of the position—oversee military affairs, safeguard the territory and its people."
"Oversee military affairs? What military affairs?" Bell pressed on relentlessly.
"To ensure that the Newly Reclaimed Outlands can defend itself."
Fearing the little hunter might misunderstand, Pierre immediately clarified, "I'm not saying that from now on, the Newly Reclaimed Outlands will have no… uh, no… no support from the rear military..."
Bell graciously and helplessly smiled, indicating to his friend not to hold back, "A child without a mother; hey, you and I don't need to worry about that, just say what you're thinking. You go on."
