The fact that Shannon Stone was willing to stay behind and face death told Zoe Pierce that conventional threats wouldn't work.
This woman wasn't afraid to die.
She was clearly dissatisfied with the higher-ups, first getting into a public argument with a colleague, and then choosing to defy a military order at the last moment by staying behind.
Shannon Stone had her own principles and convictions.
This conviction was strong enough for her to face death without fear.
And the way to make her talk was to make her understand, in no uncertain terms, that Planet B36 was no longer the place she thought it was.
"I felt it the moment I arrived on this planet. The Betas here don't like Alphas and Omegas." Zoe Pierce's hand brushed aside a branch blocking their path. "Almost all of them. They smile to your face, but secretly, it's like they look down on us."
"I just thought everyone on your planet was that arrogant."
She emphasized the word "arrogant."
