And obviously if the sub tries some weasel-out tactic, like "You both scare me equally" or "You both scare me in different ways," they're going to beat her together until they get a real answer out of her.

And then the one who felt slighted is still going to beat her.

Of course they have decided between the two of them in advance that there will be no hard feelings over whatever the submissive answers.

Just the one that felt slighted is going to take the submissive with her when she leaves.

And rectify that problem.

U-Understood, Handler. It apologises for falling back on its old, precise strike ways, as opposed to the way you want it to fight.

Something about Handler being away, so they can't trust it in the field.

Apologies, Sir. It is ready for orders.

Do you require us Hounds to guard your door, Sir? Reject any and all entry to your quarters?

It looked down at the photo. The woman felt...familiar. Hauntingly so. Why couldn't it remember? The sharp features of the officer wormed and buried their way into its mind, as its bare face stung with the weight of memory. Was she who it was? Or simply a person from a bygone era? It doesn't know.