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The better Ender knew them, the faster he could deploy them, the better he could use them The simulator would display the situation on the screen In that moment Ender learned for the first time what his own fleet would consist of and how the enemy fleet was deployed It took him only a few n theive theressed, he would skip froestions and, occasionally, giving orders as the need arose Since the others could see only their own battle perspective, he would soive them orders that made no sense to them; but they, too, learned to trust Ender If he told the that either they were in an exposed position, or their withdrawal ht entice the enemy into a weakened posture They also knew that Ender trusted theave theht for the situation they were placed in, Ender would not have chosen thenment

The trust was co of the fleet quick and responsive And at the end of three weeks, Mazer showed him a replay of their most recent battle, only this time from the enemy's point of view

"This is what he saw as you attacked What does it remind you of? The quickness of response, for instance?"

"We look like a bugger fleet"

"You match them, Ender You're as fast as they are And here--look at this"

Ender watched as all his squadrons uided by Ender's overall co with an independence no bugger fleet had ever shown,

"The bugger hive-s at once All your squadrons can concentrate a keen intelligence on what they're doing, and what they've been assigned to do is also guided by a clever es Superior, though not irresistible, weaponry; coence These are your advantages Your disadvantage is that you will always, always be outnumbered, and after each battle your eneht you, and those changes will be put into effect instantly"

Ender waited for his conclusion

"So Ender, ill now begin your education We have prograht expect in encounters with the ene the movement patternsin the Second Invasion But instead ofthese sa the enemy simulation At first you will see easy situations that you are expected to win handily Learn from thera more difficult and advanced patterns into the computer so that your next battle is more difficult, so that you are pushed to the limit of your abilities"

"And beyond?"

"The tiave myself to starship travel, just so I would still be alive when you appeared, randchildren wereto say to the I knew, living in this alien cataco of importance but teach student after student, each one so hopeful, each one, ulti, a failure I teach, I teach, but no one learns You, too, have great promise, like so many students before you, but the seeds of failure may be in you, too It's my job to find them, to destroy you if I can, and believe me, Ender, if you can be destroyed I can do it"

"So I'm not the first"

"No, of course you're not But you're the last If you don't learn, there'll be no time to find anyone else So I have hope for you, if only because you are the only one left to hope for"

"What about the others? My squadron leaders?"

"Which of them is fit to take your place?"