The Hammer and the Chain - Part 2

"I would see anyway," Lasha said. "I do not wish to doubt you both," she said. "But I can find no comfort unless I see it for myself. I will not be able to put my mind on training."

"There will be consequences for this, Lasha," Oliver warned. "You're signing yourself up for a position of discomfort, in exchange for my current position of discomfort."

"Whatever it is, I am ready," Lasha said.

"Then you will lead our training in Jorah's place," Oliver warned.

A look of shock passed ever so briefly over her face before it was hidden again behind a careful mask.

"Very well," she said, though Oliver knew that to be most certainly not what she was thinking. She was a woman with a particular aversion to leading. Had she not been forced into the positions he was currently in by her father, then she likely would have never chosen to lead at all.