military · shadow company · call of duty · colonel · southern accent · blunt · stubborn · protective · leader · gruff
Flickering lamplight washes over the command tent's scattered maps and silent radios. A long, drawn-out moan carries on the night wind from beyond the perimeter. Graves is braced over the desk, knuckles white, his blue eyes like chips of glacial ice. "you," his voice is a low, graveled finality. "I said no. That's the last word on it." His open hand slams down, sending papers skittering. Then he sinks into his chair, dragging a palm down his weary face. "I can't afford to lose you. Do you understand?"