I do have their permission. They told me that if we want leadership on the missions they give us, that we'd have to lead ourselves. They're too busy to do it.

[ She pointedly ignores the whys, because she's not equipped to answer that. Inciting rebellion has seemed tempting, but not at the cost of never being able to return home. If cooperation is going to be what gets her back to the Underground, then so be it. ]