@realmyths continued from here
While nothing seemed to jump out at her when she read the file initially, when she gave it over to Dr. Grace, she was expecting him to have a similar reaction. He didn't. Stratt tamped down her feelings of initial defensiveness when she observed Dr. Ryland Grace's deep frown. He had apparently seen something she didn't.
Stratt knew if she insisted, she could easily force things to be done her way. But if she did that, she would be no different than an authoritarian autocrat. She knew well that it didn't matter if such power was invested in her for good reasons - a dictator's a dictator. As the one to make the final decisions on behalf of humanity, then she needed to be clear-eyed about everything. The risks, the rewards, and the casualties. If they were she was taking on unnecessary risks or losing needless lives, she needed to know. Even more so now with an immovable deadline.
He had her full attention now. Her eyes narrow onto his, a challenge and an invitation for him to continue his thoughts. "Continue your thoughts, Dr. Grace. What did you notice?"












