Ethan's POV
"Not losing?
"They're dead! How is that not losing?!"
I was about to explode. "And these deaths were completely unnecessary! Even if you want to help me, you could have had them follow my orders instead of sending them straight to die!"
"That's their choice!" Maris held her head high, looking like she couldn't be wrong.
I stared at her in disbelief, as if I was meeting her for the first time.
"Maris! No general would be so careless with their soldiers' lives.
"Every soldier has a family. They're not stepping stones for anyone to gain glory!
"What you're doing now is sending them to die to earn credit for yourself!"
Maris argued back, "No! I'm helping you, Ethan! You can't say that about me..."
I couldn't listen any longer. I cut her off sharply, "Screw your help! Mari
