Lotta nodded. Proud? I would have said 'arrogant. Even then it seemed dim,reminding Varlik of the T'swa's catlike vision. Withthe entire brigade on the ground, and far better armed, surely his marineswould outlast the cadets, who might in truth be nearing extermination.
Varlik hung his towel over the foot-frame of his cot, put on his off-dutyuniform and fresh boots, then looked at his watch. When they'd gone half a mile and found nothing,they almost gave up and turned back, then saw moonlight ahead throughthe trees. Colonel Voker said they were on theirway to do psychological drills, to develop the calmness of the T'swa. And theones that survived must have raised families there.
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