“And how am I supposed to do that?” Kira asked carefully, not wanting his anger to spill over onto her. “Convince her to come down.” Elena’s head popped out of the ceiling. “He tried to ground me.” Raider’s jaw worked. “I did not try to ground you. I simply explained the chain of command and how acting outside of it could get other people killed.” Kira nodded slowly. “And?” She was betting that wasn’t all he’d said. Otherwise, her niece wouldn’t be ensconced in her ceiling when they should be preparing to disembark. Frustration ate at Raider’s control. “I may have mentioned some of the
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