"I repeat, Brad, you have no choice."
Ram paused, eyeball to eyeball with Brad, whose eyes had gone cold. Ram's voice went as flat as when he had read the group their orders.
"You will be psychologically adjusted as you progress through this indoctrination. The 'adjustment', for want of a better term, is necessary for several reasons. It applies to the entire team."
Brad stared.
"What does that mean?"
"Just that we can't afford to let normal human weaknesses and scruples interfere the mission."
"The hell you say," Brad raised his voice. "You're telling me we're expendable?"
"You're in covert intelligence work, Brad, and you'll be in the enemy's camp. Doesn't that answer your question?"
"Come on, dammit."
Meeting Brad's eyes, Ram shrugged.