Scarlet paced back and forth inside Allen's office. Her nose flared, her chest rose and fell heavily, and her eyes sharpened by the second. The veins in her forehead protruded angrily as she tried to suppress the building tension within her.
The moment the door opened, she marched toward it. In a blink, she had Allen by the collar and pinned him against the door.
"What in the world are you doing?" she growled through gritted teeth. "Allen King, have you truly lost your mind?!"
Allen mentally winced as he turned his head away from the furious Scarlet. He had already anticipated this exact reaction when Atlas told him the day before that he would personally join the mission. Although Allen pleaded, begged, and even wept to induce sympathy not just from Atlas but also from Lola, his pleas fell on deaf ears.
In the end, he could only swallow every concern he had and sign Atlas' name on the papers.
