General Bethilda's gaze wasn't joking. Yinuo could tell that, depending on their answer, they could say goodbye to their necks in an instant. Penelope seemed to have figured that out too, as she gulped hard before stepping forward and bowing down.
"P-Please pardon our intrusion into the First Division's compound!" She started. "My lady, Maybelle Saleema, simply wished to save Quinlan and so came to this place!"
"Oh sh—!"
Yinuo forgot to warn her that her identity was currently confidential. Thankfully, General Bethilda didn't focus on that... rather, everyone inside the General's Office knows "Quinlan's" face, so they identified him already.
"Is that so?" She tilted her head, her eyes narrowing down to slits. "Well, although we want to guide you out safely, we're currently under attack by anonymous forces."