"I think you'd be a good judge of that, Instructor Villiers," said Bulla with a cheerful smile. "Considering my first specialty is martial arts. I'm still trying to decide if I want to try for Covert Ops as a secondary specialty or not. I was considering Negotiations, but I don't think I'd feel right doing that."

Back home, she had agreed to stay where it was safe almost without question. But then, back home, there were enough people stronger than her that she wouldn't have contributed much to the fights. Here, she could help, and the idea of other people in danger at the front of the line while she negotiated terms with the enemy safe in some meeting room didn't sit right with her.

"Besides," she added, giggling a little as she put her hands into fists, "if things weren't going well, I might get tempted to talk with my hands."