“Commander Landon, I want you over on the left side, and General Vandough, you’ll take the right.” Ethan pointed to the map to indicate each wing’s accurate location. “And the center—”

I stood up and interrupted him, “—I’ll lead the center!”

Ethan didn’t immediately reject my proposal, but I could see the disapproval in his eyes. We hadn’t talked since last night, but right then, both of us knew we had more important responsibilities to ...