Elena stood there in disbelief as she and the other team leads were scolded for some alleged wrong doing. "I'm sorry? Did we do something wrong?" Elena said with a very scrappy tone, "Why are we being harshly criticized [i]minutes[/i] after being assigned team leads? Is this because of the complication? I don't really see how we can be blamed for the incompetence of someone far outside our realm of control. In fact! I'd wager the only person in this room who could possibly have control of the father would be you, Ivy!" Elena scowled towards her boss, thinking this whole thing was ridiculous. She has been here for years and suddenly her worth was being questioned? Unbelievable.

"Anyway..." Elena broke the tense air in a much calmer tone, "We should predict heavier security. No doubt our target is going extra cautious and overly generous with his guard placements. Infiltration teams will likely not be able to smuggle in contraband so we might have to get creative with defending ourselves if it comes to that."