He let loose a high pitched chuckle. "So in the end you did more damage than that cattle activist ever could have."
"You've proven to me you can't be trusted to lead. And that with the Alliance you'd just be a liability. It's fortunate then that you've made either prospect extremely unappealing, it'll save lives and keep our reputation out of the gutter. So for as long as I'm Commander you'll never have a spot with us. You're on your own." With this, the Commander was prepared to leave unless Gunner had anything clever to say that would require a proper lecture.
