Chương 75: 075 - From the ashes

Daemon didn't reply immediately. Only when he got on the road, and saw through the rearview mirror Jason focused on the light drawing tablet he gifted him yesterday along with the raceway set, did he speak in a low voice:

"What is the role of the army, Evelyn?"

The question he threw at her after the wait had Evelyn startled, but she still said what she thought:

"Its role is to protect and defend the country."

Daemon nodded:

"Yes, defend the country, its people and its interests. And fundamentally, it is a violent organization."

Without taking his eyes away from the road, he continued as Evelyn waited for him: