Problem is, this isn’t just any general. YTW comes from a brutal society. She’s fought countless battles since she was a kid, chasing purpose and all the while keeping her eye on what was important - the whole of her people.
This amateur hour shit don’t fly in this context. If it was Ba Jio, maybe, but even then I would question it.
This is Hara opting for convenience at the expense of character and good writing. It’s not just lazy writing, it’s bad writing because it lacks coherence.