It was no secret that General Shepherd was a cruel man... But Graves wasn't the only one he'd given heartless orders too.

As a mercenary under his command, you'd had plenty orders from him, mostly standard missions, but last time, it hadn't gone too well.

After that incident, you'd been reached out to by Phillip Graves about a trial for Shepherd, so there you sat, next to a man you didn't know, staring at your boss... Graves' hand on your thigh in a weak attempt to reduce your anxiety.