CH0919 Support to the Lady
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Udara and Alpha were stunned by Alex's action. On his part, Haggleworth took the action more in stride than the two of them.
Alex's action removed any ambiguity about Udara's authority over Dark Water.
Essentially, his action showed Alpha clearly where Udara stood. Although Dark Water belonged to him, it was under Udara's command as a Lady of his House.
In Alpha's eyes, it was a silent admonishment and gesture from Alex. It was as if he was telling her to stop looking to him every time before answering Udara's questions. Udara had his full trust and support to command his Intelligence Wing.
On the other hand, Haggleworth overlooked the gesture. Not because he couldn't see its meaning, but because Alex had already stated previously that Dark Water would eventually answer to Udara directly for general matters, while it would only answer to him in the most important cases that required his presence.
