"I didn't--" Nathaniel breaks away enough to look at Anders again. "I didn't fight this one. It began with a crate of her work dropped on my doorstep. And what happens when she starts letting the others know I can be pushed around? They already know insubordination means nothing, what happens when they think they don't have to follow my orders if their feelings are too hurt? I'm not interested in whether Teren holds a grudge, or whether it upset her, she did something so completely out of line, so inexcusable--we can't afford abuse of power in our ranks, no matter how much injured pride she has. She doesn't get to wield that power to her advantage at the expense of those under her command and then decide my orders can't be followed."