Osborne didn’t look discomfited in the least. "I’m afraid I haven’t been clear. Telestrian is very concerned about the situation in Washington. But like yourself, I am constrained by rules. While I am the head of Telestrian East and my corporation’s senior official in this region, I do not have the authority to release any bindings placed by headquarters. Figuratively speaking, my hands are tied. Unless I hear otherwise from headquarters, none of that equipment will be released."