"We can't do this!" Shannon said. "If we enter Valenam territory, that's an invasion of a sovereign nation! Our country's barely getting back on its feet right now—the last thing we need is to pick a fight with a foreign enemy. It'll set our recovery back big time."

Ray was speechless.

A personality switch?

Oh no, please no. The old Shannon—the ruthless, decisive one—was way more fun.

This version? Way too preachy.

Total buzzkill.

With no other choice, Ray turned to Ezra. "You head back fi