Aldrich's POV:
When Dorothy told me that the mind link had been cut off, I knew things had gotten out of control.
I immediately decided to go to the rescue, but Master Mary stopped me.
"Calm down, General Aldrich," she emphasized my identity. "You know better than I do how dangerous it is to attack when we don't know whether the enemy is friend or foe. There are still so many members waiting for your instructions in the base and the ruins. Once you leave now, everything will be in chaos, and it won't help anything."
I understood the current situation better than she did, but this did not weaken my determination to save Selma.
I gathered all the team members in the remains and assigned them their tasks.
The three bases were our important supply stations and retreat points. We couldn't lose them or panic. We must maintain a state of readiness and be ready to provide reinforcements at any time.
