(Planet Vorthak, The Twelfth Elder's POV)
The Twelfth Elder was not amused at all when Mu Fan called him again and informed him about all the demands that Leo had made in order to complete this mission.
"There's an ongoing war damnit… I don't have spare manpower to be completing pet retrieval missions for the boy!"
He complained, the demand already leaving a sour taste in his mouth.
On one hand, he respected Leo for having the clarity to distrust the Cult and for putting forward conditions that safeguarded his own interests.
However, on the other hand, it annoyed him to no end that the super soldier he had groomed also came with a mind of his own—when what he really wanted was a mindless weapon that danced to orders without question.
"I had scheduled an emergency meeting with the First Elder today... I'm sure he won't be pleased when I inform him about this development," Noir muttered to himself, as he could already smell the lecture coming from a mile away.
