"You're not going anywhere without me. Especially anywhere dangerous."
That’s One Disgustingly Sweet Ship Meme // Accepting
His brows furrowed deep, this wasn’t up for debate. “I can’t take you with me Nikki,” he replied, golden eyes resolute. “This is an assignment, not somethin’ I’m doin’ just because. If you get caught it’s my ass...”
Ed was regretting telling her that he was being sent out to help out the forces at he Southern border. Aerugo had thought it was a boring month or something and had started attacking the patrols. Southern Command’s forces were getting spread too thin trying to keep up with them all and had asked for help from Central.
That had earned many in Central a re-assignment to Southern Command, the Lt. Colonel being one of them. He didn’t like it any more than she did, but it was an order and he had little choice... but where he used to welcome the chance that he might actually find someone with enough skill to kill him... now he was actually finding himself not wanting to find himself in a situation like that.
Placing a hand on her head, he used the other to wrap around her and draw her in. “i wish I could take you with me, I really do... but this is my job... I... I have to go.”