"Yes," she said after a long pause. He didn't need to accept a punishment; he didn't need to be a willing participant in this.
"...I expect you to live through this. I expect you to come back and be the Agent I know you can be."
Perhaps some time alone with his foul attitude would be enough to inspire him to change.
Laurelite offered one last solemn nod to Aluminite, a silent thanks for his participation, and then reached out to put one hand on Chase's shoulder. Her grip was firm, but not meant to hurt.
She teleported them out of the room, keen to deliver Chase to his sentence as soon as possible.
Before he made this any harder on himself.
She reached out again, putting one hand on his shoulder, and teleported away with him.
Nuxaz
