“He has a way with words, doesn’t he?”
“He was a lawyer.”
“They were all lawyers.”
“What questions do you have?”
Theaella said, “You picked the wrong day to go missing, colonel.”
“I have nothing to say about that.”
“Not even if the commander in chief is asking?”
“It’s a matter of privacy. That day has nothing to do with my professional performance. Nothing to do with my duties.”
“That’s good to know. But I think that’s the point. They want to know what you do in your spare time. You’re a senior officer. There are implications. These things can be either good or bad. You should tell us about it. You risk our imaginations running riot.”
“I have nothing to say.”
“That’s a tactical error. You’re drawing attention. Where there’s smoke there’s fire. This is an event horizon, colonel. T
