Proof of Goodwill

"I have already taken it down," he lightly retorted. "You are no longer a wanted fugitive. Your intelligence network and spy network in the Nest of Terra can surely confirm that. Think of this as a token of my goodwill."

She narrowed her eyes with suspicion. "You expect me to believe that you just all of a sudden came around and have now garnered goodwill for me? Do you think I was born yesterday?"

"Don't get me wrong, woman," he snarled. "I want to choke the life out of you! I want to beat you black and blue with my own two fists! I want to bury you alive for almost destroying this nation in the middle of an apocalypse!"

"…"

For a moment, she was stunned that he had actually spoken his true feelings towards her in such a candid manner in an official talk between two factions.