"Ah, yes, this is true." she responded, nodding her head as she continued walking, idly thumbing her pistol "Yes, this would be a concern.  Happens all the time, especially when things like competitiveness and emotion are involved.  It would be a problem...but truth be told, I doubt that Grashe would do such a thing.  Risking the lives of her fellow soldiers because I accidentally blew my load all over her when she deliberately acted rudely out of her own anger towards me?  Or because I'm late to early morning meetings?  Or because I embarrassed her when she'd shown disrespect and disservice towards me, her superior officer?  No, she's a phenomenal soldier and would not engage in such treasonous acts of murder, which is<em>exactly</em>what such action would be.  Add to that the fact that I have more than just this occupation on my mind - something that is<em>far</em>more problematic to this kingdom and even<em>more</em>worrisome on a personal level - and Grashe is smart enough to realize that if she ever did such a thing it would be the end of her career in the absolute best-case scenario, as it would for any of you if you did such a thing."<br/><br/>"And if I'm being candid myself..." she said, turning on her heel in an instant to face the two LTs, a fire in her eyes like the god of wrath himself took hold in them "Even if she or anyone else did such a thing, there is no force here, in the Abyss, or any and all of the Levels of Hell, that could stop me from finding<em>my daughter</em>and securing Alkenstar for Rheaveth in the process.  And that's just me, imagine what her Majesty - who recommended the four of you LTs as the absolute<em>best</em>at what you do - would do to anyone who got in the way of her finding her Princess, the<em>Heir to the Throne</em>?"<br/><br/>As fast as it came to her, it was gone, and she turned with a smile and continued walking.<br/><br/>"But as I said, for her temper and her irritation with me, Grashe is highly respectable, skilled, and loyal; I trust her wholly outside matters of her temper, and that if her concerns became enough she would instead follow appropriate procedures instead." she said, in a tone that made it clear that was the end of the subject "As for the 'fanners', I don't want to neutralize them unless it's absolutely necessary.  Our best idea is to try and win them over, give them reason to believe in us.  No deaths, more allies, tends to be the better option.  We'll eliminate as necessary, but it's not going to be our first means.  So what I'm thinking is we need to increase the security around the prison, especially around our VIP-POWs, have them be ready as a show of force, but don't have them in any way initiate hostilities.  I'll make a presence myself, see if I can engage and diffuse things, work something out and keep the situation from escalating.  Who do we have that can help me de-escalate if it starts getting heated?"