"Colonel!" he exclaimed, alarmed. "We were required to part company for a moment. There was a report of a threat to MENTS, at the same time as the news came down that we had another body."
Instinctively, he wrapped his red-gloved hand around Volgin's wrist, suspended as he was- even though he knew from experience that Volgin's grip was sound.
He schooled his voice into normalcy.
"Colonel," he said reasonably. "Ivan was under no immediate threat, and I required him to gather his men. Meanwhile, the threat to the investigators was present and immediate. The call was made."
He paused, scowling.
"If we lose the MENTS, Colonel, it doesn't make Raikov any safer."
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"Colonel!" he exclaimed, alarmed. "We were required to part company for a moment. There was a report of a threat to MENTS, at the same time as the news came down that we had another body."
Instinctively, he wrapped his red-gloved hand around Volgin's wrist, suspended as he was- even though he knew from experience that Volgin's grip was sound.
He schooled his voice into normalcy.
"Colonel," he said reasonably. "Ivan was under no immediate threat, and I required him to gather his men. Meanwhile, the threat to the investigators was present and immediate. The call was made."
He paused, scowling.
"If we lose the MENTS, Colonel, it doesn't make Raikov any safer."