@penmore Wow. You penned it great, man. I felt like she gained a lot and is using him, especially when she smiled (low-key) when he agreed to take the so called "responsibility". and I think, when he'll realise what had transpired, the author would pop some random-shit-reason for the MC and let him continue. I feel like slapping
her and him.
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Also, the Mc agreeing with taking responsibility there gave a very crucial bit of info to her, i.e., he's, at the least, somehow related to this mess and she'll continue to use MC and this info to gain more power in the military as her past clearly establishes one fact, that she needs power.