Sheena sneered. "Mind your own business! I'm leaving. Screw you and your wives! I hope your kids are troublemakers and give you endless headaches. Anyway, if the military can't hold the line, they'll come begging you sooner or later.

"Whether you go or not is up to you, but Grandpa's wish is that you step in. Personal grudges are nothing in the grand scheme of things. National duty comes first. You can throw a tantrum, Andrew, but we all know you'll always see yourself as a soldier."

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