The idea of peeling away even more top-tier leadership to serve under a foreign, potentially hostile power like the Hescos felt like a gamble they couldn't afford.
"We'll send Major," Hye interrupted, as if he hadn't even heard the beginning of her objection. He wasn't asking for their opinion; he was issuing a decree.
Upon hearing his name, Major straightened his back—a reflex born of years of discipline—and stood at attention, his eyes locked on Hye, waiting for the tactical breakdown.
"I'll send you under the Hescos flag," Hye continued, his voice dropping into a vicious, low-timbered tone. "I'm sending you to crush the very people who framed and slaughtered your family. You will take your revenge, and then you will gather the remnants of your people. From there, you will lead them to build a base under the direct protection of the Hescos."
