Jesse kept his mouth shut as Gibson started questioning Hannah.
“I reviewed the transcripts of both of your debriefings on my flight down.” Which meant that a bird colonel had traveled a long way just to speak with Hannah; probably receiving live updates on the debrief while in transit. He then began asking nuanced questions that Jesse could see Hannah struggling to answer.
It wasn’t because of her exhaustion. These were the deep-level questions that any typical debrief would probably miss. Gibson didn’t bother with the mundane topics such as enemy strength or lessons learned. He went down another level, way past the merely tactical and deep into the strategic.
Jesse’s awe of Hannah grew as she reached down somewhere deep inside that slim, trim body and unearthed answers.
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