It only took James a few minutes to explain himself to his charge. Although Mina was still hurt by his actions, she decided to forgive the man. James had even explained his experiences during basic training to her. The revelation made it easier for Mina to understand why he would take her mindless chatter seriously.
However, it did not give James an excuse to put his hands on her. If she had seriously been contemplating self-harm, his actions could have sent her over the edge. All Mina could think about at that moment was what she had done wrong and not knowing where she had gone wrong terrified her.
Mina told James off regarding that without caring for how deflated the man appeared. Nor was she concerned with Emma being in the next room listening in. She wanted to embarrass James so he could know that what he had done was unacceptable. She let him know that if he wanted to help, he should have started with a conversation.
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