Jake quickly gave an overview of what had happened and explained what he had talked about with Olliandra, as well as what he’d inferred about Ell’Hakan from their conversation. Miranda seemed pleased enough with how Jake had handled things, though she did find his final comment a bit questionable, as threatening them wasn’t necessary in her eyes, though she doubted it had done much harm.
They also talked about Jake’s f**k-up when he’d introduced himself as Thayne—though Miranda did add that Jake really had no reason to try and hide his identity, and should in fact just flaunt it if he so wished. His identity as Jake Thayne, that is. When Jake expressed his surprise over the World Leader not realizing who he was earlier, considering the Leaderboards and all that, Miranda was far from as su
