"Ms. James, this isn't a school. There's no use voting. The marshal came by this afternoon to check it out, and he gave me command of this place. Now, I have the supreme leadership. What I said is an order, which will not change due to a vote."
Carson tamped down Evie's arrogance with a single sentence.
Despite the seriousness of the occasion, Miranda couldn't help but show a smile, finding Carson's forcefulness admirable.
But Evie was a teacher anyway, so she couldn't be intimidated readily. She froze for a moment, swiftly tracing the flaw in his reasoning.
"Military orders are for soldiers, but we're not soldiers. The situation is that we outnumber you, and we do not agree with you!"
"Indeed, I don't agree!"
As soon as Evie called, the people outside immediately followed her. Appar
