"He's unwilling, but according to Chief Sinclair, Ambrose took quite a blow. His morale is low, his spirit visibly deflated." Ruby Gordon allowed herself a thin smile, her voice steady over the line. "Circumstances outweigh personal will. However much resentment he harbors, he simply cannot turn the tide at this point. As for the task force's progress on the ground, there has been nothing substantial to report. I am confident tomorrow will pass without incident."
Dalton Lawson nodded slowly to himself, alone in his office, the desk lamp casting a warm circle across papers he had long since stopped reading. "That is what I needed to hear," he said. "Keep it exactly that way, and if anything changes, anything at all, report to me immediately."
He ended the call and set the phone down on th
