"That's the fucking point!."
She opens her mouth to say something but I cut her off.
"Did it not occur to you that it might've been someone sent to follow you? That it might've been a way to get past my gates? To see how we operate?"
Her lips part slightly.
"Well, when you put it like that, I...'"
"You what?"
I take another step toward her, sh doesn't retreat, but I see the flicker in her eyes.
" Tell me which part of this you actually thought it through."
Her jaw tightens.
"From where I'm standing," I continue, my voice rising, "the whole thing was reckless and dangerous and careless. And I should punish you for it."
Her eyes flash instantly.
"Punish me?"
"Yes."
"What the fuck ? I am not one of your soldiers, Zane."
"No but you are someone my enemies would use against me."
"And that's somehow my fault?"
"No. But it becomes your problem when you walk straight into their reach."
She takes a step closer .
