“Emma," Jonathan said without greeting. “Take down that post."
“It's gone viral," he said. “A hundred thousand comments in two hours. Reporters are camped outside. Public opinion is spiraling."
“I am containing it," he said. “You lit it."
“I told the truth," Emma said. “You lit the match when you called Ivy's assault self-defense."
“You should have come to me," Jonathan said. “Privately. We could have resolved this without spectacle."
“Without damage," he said. “This hurts the alliance, the packs, you."
“It hurt when your people lied," Emma said. “When bots piled on. When someone splashed my parents' door with red. Is that damage?"
There was the briefest pause. “I was going to address the vandalism," he said. “But your post made that gesture look reactive."
“It is reactive," Emma s
