A-Train's unhurried attitude made the federal lieutenant colonel take several urgent steps closer and lower her voice. "Mr. A-Train, Lucas is still in the bunker. If this drags on, none of us can shoulder the responsibility."
"Relax, relax. I know what I'm doing," A-Train reassured her.
The federal lieutenant colonel barely gave him room to breathe, her tone pressing. "No. How is your relationship with Soldier Boy?"
That reminded A-Train of how Soldier Boy had inexplicably broken his leg when they first met. Still shaken by the memory, he put his sunglasses back on to hide the fear in his eyes.
If anyone in this world was the hardest to figure out, it was undoubtedly Soldier Boy.
Sometimes the man was upright, and sometimes he was an asshole. He seemed to act entirely on his moods, beyond the bounds of normal logic.
"Great, of course. I'm definitely the person he trusts most in The Seven," A-Train said, forcing a smile.
"That's good." The federal lieutenant colonel patted her chest. "I hope you can act now and make one last attempt to persuade them. If Soldier Boy and Homelander still refuse to stop, we'll have no choice but to resort to force."
Looking over the undisciplined Supes, the federal lieutenant colonel finally felt some confidence, though what she felt more was helplessness.
She could mobilize troops and wielded real power, and she had always taken pride in the military as an instrument of force.
Yet just now, while commanding nearly a thousand fully armed special forces troops, she had discovered that they ultimately still had to rely on Supes to fight Supes. How ironic that felt.
A-Train smiled confidently. "Leave it to me, ma'am. I'll do everything I can to make those two change their minds."
The last syllable had barely