Movements of the Battle Board - Part 3

It was a fact that the other officers in that tent no doubt saw as well. Most didn't seem to approve, given the expressions that they wore on their faces. Captain Lombard was amongst them. He looked ready to rush forward and clamp a hand over Oliver's mouth at any second.

"That said…" Karstly murmured. "Competence carries a degree of weight. You can leverage your competence, Captain, but only to the smallest degree. The trouble that you cause should not outweigh your usefulness."

"And I will ensure that it does not," Oliver said.

"As you have ensured already, whether it be by instinct, or blind confidence in your abilities," Karstly said. "Very well, I have taken your recommendations in account, Captain, and I shall dismiss – as much as I can – the arrogance that it takes to deliver them to your superior. You, Captain Patrick, are a piece that one needs to handle most carefully."