Then again, while Killian certainly wanted to know what the hell had happened at the Caldris Central Outpost, he was far too self-aware to pretend that was his main reason for volunteering.
No.
This was primarily a convenient justification for getting closer to CM-7 so he could personally grab that rascal who seemed determined to send him to an early grave!
His father continued staring at him with those discerning eyes for several long seconds before finally speaking.
"It's not as though you're willing to be stopped, are you?"
"It's as you guessed, Minister." Killian didn't hesitate. "Even at the risk of insubordination."
He knew perfectly well that his father had always been harsher on members of their own family precisely to establish that no one related to him would receive a free pass.
So Killian was prepared to accept whatever punishment came afterward.
