“You know you’re still an iron-ranker, right?” she asked. “I do,” Jason said. “And you're going to march into the office of the silver-rank branch director of the Adventure Society and tell her what to do?” “I am.” “Which, if I understand correctly, is exactly what you did last time. After which, she immediately played you for a fool.” “That would be an accurate summation, yes,” Jason said. “I hope you aren’t going to be throwing around Mr Bahadir’s name.” “I have a little more decorum than that,” Jason said. “I have my own levers to push, thank you.”
