General Ark Larkinson did not expect to receive a harsh rebuke from Venerable Rosa Orfan.
To be fair, he deserved to hear it. He genuinely made a few missteps when he took the initiative to plan this operation and begin to set it in motion.
Was he being selfish?
Perhaps. Every human was selfish to a degree, and high-ranking mech pilots were usually more self-centered for obvious reasons.
That was not a problem in most circumstances, but it became a distinct issue when they started to assume leadership responsibilities.
There was an inherent conflict between selfishness and command authority.
When a leader had been entrusted with authority over a military unit, that leader assumed multiple different responsibilities.
