Kaine My head pounds as I think of what to do about Ember. None of the guards I’ve considered promoting to Captain have my trust, but I can’t trust her anymore either. I replay my earlier conversation with Jake, considering his words. He seems to think that Ember was right to order the mission, even after I told her to wait. She was able to successfully surprise the estate, I can’t deny that. I sigh and lean back in my chair. Why hadn’t she just waited? All of this could have been avoided if she had given me more time. I would have agreed to another estate visit eventually, probably. I groan in frustration. As it stands, I can’t allow her to maintain her role as Captain. She had disobeyed me. More than that, I reprimanded her in front of the other guards she brought on the mission.

