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“King Zander reassigned me”

“Oh” He steps closer “I see” He pauses “Is there a way this can be a positive change for you?”

“Yes It’s a great thing when an expert training captain is removed frorace” I glower at hin to me, but now that we have humans on Zandia, I’ve picked up the technique

His voice holds reproach “I thought perhaps the job was not a perfect fit”

“A Zandian does the job he is given and loves it because he is serving Zandia” My tone is stiff “My father wantedcaptain all his life, like he was He sacrificed everything to getmy life in the raids Zandia has spent ”

“I know” He comes closer

“I’ve betrayed my father’s memory Let down my fellow Zandians”

Gabin stands beside me for a second, and neither of us speak

I sigh “I o clean up” I look at reen with an incoet started”

Gabin claps ood Zandian You’ll find your place”

He ut because they only ce know: I don’t fit

“Regards,” I snap and stalk off I don’t have the energy to show appreciation for his support

Back atsalve created by one of the humans orks with Dr Daneth, and in seconds, my wounds have sealed over

The holo blinks again–veck that Captain Rhob Of course, I correct er intensity for the jobsituation of needing to train ht focus to overseeing my trainees I don’t knohy I can’t seem to stay razor sharp when I’m with the students in the craft–I know the rules; veck, I wrote them!

I shake uess I don’t need to worry about that any longer since I’ve been demoted