Foix simply replies “You already honour me”.joertexas wrote:"Indeed," Vee says with a wry smile. "I hope to do better by you than she did. I can only prove that to you day by day. So, I will worry about you, Gauvain. It is my station to worry, to support you, and to even risk my life at your side. I will do what I can, though my skills and experience lie in starship operations, not in being a soldier."
After a moment's thought he quietly adds “Within her broken mind I believe Lysette Eloise was actually trying to “help” me. Her victims included my political opponents and also any unfortunate witnesses. My promotion due to the death of the more senior candidates follows the same theme”.
He changes tack “Well, I will be grateful that you worry. You should carve out specific areas of worry with Grimaud – he worries about everything! If there is fighting don’t put yourself at risk and, in this case, do obey orders – a firefight is no place for debate! Ana, Chu and I can take risks because we have the skills to make them calculated risks. We can cheat the odds – that’s why we will beat any noble retinue sent against us. They will send “gladiators” against the best soldiers in the Rift!”
He goes on in a lighter tone “It’s like me when I help crew the ship – I just don’t! I don’t insist on a turn on the steering wheel at the front and, despite the attraction of the pretty blinking lights, I press absolutely no buttons on those funny machines at the back!”
He answers “La Légion would be the difference. They are the best fighting force in the Rift and if they defend the Domain then we will surely survive. The Domain worlds are rich and good places to live so I propose to offer Domain citizenship to all serving and retired Legionnaires. A soldier needs to know he has a home to go to when the fighting stops but also that he defends something worthwhile as he fights”.joertexas wrote:She falls silent for a moment. "What are our chances of success when the Imperium withdraws?"