[ grace set out to recover the guns, which she did. he doesn't think that punishing the wicked was anywhere in her mission briefing when she signed on for it. so, that she saved his life isn't truly the dereliction of duty that her fellows consider it to be.
no one else will see it that way, most likely, but he can. in his time, he's had some suicidal orders handed down to him and he's made them workable. technical compliance, creative interpretation. it's a valuable skill for both soldiers and spies. he even admires it about her, at the very same time as it wounds him to the soul. ]
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[ grace set out to recover the guns, which she did. he doesn't think that punishing the wicked was anywhere in her mission briefing when she signed on for it. so, that she saved his life isn't truly the dereliction of duty that her fellows consider it to be.
no one else will see it that way, most likely, but he can. in his time, he's had some suicidal orders handed down to him and he's made them workable. technical compliance, creative interpretation. it's a valuable skill for both soldiers and spies. he even admires it about her, at the very same time as it wounds him to the soul. ]