Cyrus didn’t look as surprised as I am. His face carried no emotions as he had a stare off with Clyde.
“How about you worry about yourself first? What do you think it means to make use of your soldiers without your permission?”
Clyde’s jaw clenched and he looked away.
Cyrus took my hands in his, a bit over possessively as he brought me to my feet. “We’ll be on our way.”
Clyde waved at me. “I will send you Hudson.”
“You better not.” I whispered as he saw us off.
The drive back was quiet. I kept glancing at Cyrus, and he pretended not to notice, so I decided to break the silence.
“When do you think Clyde found out?”
“He’s not a fool,” Cyrus said. “I wasn’t careful enough.”
“Why are you so calm then? Are you not worried he might leak it? Maybe as a rumor and then an investigation mi
