My head shook.
"oh, I don't expect irrevocable friendship. I'm not that foolish" My chin came to rest on my fist. "I shouldn't have even mentioned it, what other questions have you of me Counselor?"
Katriel stewed over her next query.
"Do you think you could tell me, Captain... what makes you content?"
"Do you think you could tell me, Captain... what makes you content?"
I inhaled and averted my VISOR from her eyes, unable for some reason to meet her gaze.
"...Duty, I'm content in my duty. I...enjoy when I'm able to talk with people like Doctor Lindresko, or spend time with Zel'drith or James." I rubbed my chin. "I uh...play the violin". I searched my mind for more.
"I'm not sure if I'm supposed to admit this or not, but I'm content in combat."
"...Duty, I'm content in my duty. I...enjoy when I'm able to talk with people like Doctor Lindresko, or spend time with Zel'drith or James." I rubbed my chin. "I uh...play the violin". I searched my mind for more.
"I'm not sure if I'm supposed to admit this or not, but I'm content in combat."
"In combat," she repeated the words. "I'll assume you are not referring to the consequences or violence of combat, but rather the particular focus and psychological flow of those circumstances. You would hardly be the first to indicate a liking for that state of mind, Captain.
"But what part of your duty is it, exactly, that you find most satisfying? Especially given it once was to a different nation."
"But what part of your duty is it, exactly, that you find most satisfying? Especially given it once was to a different nation."