When she finally came out of her old bedroom, she could tell that Tion was steaming with a combination of fury and worry. It had been two and a half hours since she went into the room. It had to have taken great patience for him not to break down that door and seek for her. He was standing still when she found him, like a tree whose roots had been firmly planted into the ground. He was always this way, standing behind her until she forced him to sit otherwise he would be on his feet all day, everyday.
"Tion, how long have you been standing for?"
He looked at her quietly and then he looked forward.
"I told you to sit down when I am not in front of you or when I am too busy. Why do you disobey my orders all the time? Is it because I am not your former commander like Esong or you don't respect me as your governor?"
