[The respect for her is a leash. Holding back that angry, prowling thing in his head. It's under much better control than before -- though the mission stress has worn it down more than he likes. The new people to keep out, all for their own sake. It's a careful, tiring balancing act.]
(Why? Why would you do that?)
[Exasperation. Fraying things a degree more before he can scale it back. Focus. Why would a disagreement mean someone had to die?]
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(Why? Why would you do that?)
[Exasperation. Fraying things a degree more before he can scale it back. Focus. Why would a disagreement mean someone had to die?]
[What was wrong with everyone here?]