'You're being a lot less courteous than befits a man in your situation.' I thought that, underneath the cool, I could detect a ragged edge in her voice. Despite her much vaunted self-control, Reileen Kawahara wasn't much better at coping with disrespect than Bancroft, General Maclntyre or any other creature of power I'd had dealings with. 'Your life is in danger and I am in a position to safeguard it.'