A Hero's Two Faces

Soissons City Hall, the mayor's office.

I had just finished my speech and was packing up. There wasn't much to pack; I'd already burned the important documents or handed them over to Hanna, leaving only my personal belongings.

Creak.

Just then, the door opened and a man entered. He was the officially appointed administrator dispatched from the capital.

"Lieutenant Colonel Jaeger. Are you ready to leave?"

He asked with a deliberately haughty air.

"As you can see, Administrator."

I gestured at the desk with my chin.

"Here are the keys to the city, the safe combination, and the administrative ledgers."

The administrator leafed through the files with a suspicious look...