"Ah?!" Hazel was taken aback. She wondered if she heard correctly, Katherine had really asked her to join the army. What she said next left Hazel with her head in the clouds and feeling like it was a dream.
"You're a good fit," Katherine contemplated. "If I train you myself, you will be far more successful than I am. In the future, you will be the general everyone admires and respects."
"... Ah?" Hazel was still having trouble wrapping her head around what Katherine was saying. The praise made her heart beat faster, and she was having trouble breathing.
All Hazel could think was how exciting it sounded and how much she wanted to say yes.
Katherine looked at her with a smile, she had seen Hazel's reaction and guessed the answer.
"I, I..." Before she could finish the sentence, there was a look of frustration on Hazel's face. Then the excitement faded from her face, she shook her head and said, "I can't do that…."
