Antithest

"Citizens that are aware of our government's future plans for our community will be severely punished, so I am completely assured you will keep your knowledge in your mind and not in your mouth," the Ranger spoke in a calm yet threatening tone that sent chills down my spine. The only possible way you could witness how truly angered she was, was to look into her sharp crystal eyes. They burrowed holes into the deepest pits of my mind that I didn't even know existed.

I gulped, a nasty habit I inherited as a child when my father would scold me for looking at the Rangers for too long, and choked out the standard agreement for any order an official gave you. "Affirmative."