Originally posted by ares834
Then you interpreted it wrong. Bane and Talia were equals. Hence, why Bane chooses to ignore her "order". Bane was in charge of the military conquest and Talia was in charge of the economic. There is no reason to believe she was telling Bane what to do.
No, they were not equals. While Bane wasn't some moron, he was her lackey and she was the one that had planned out the entire scenario as revenge for her father's death.