Short story from my 13 yr old…

"We got you in our sight, you roaches." The commanding officer turned around in his chair. "Shall we fire, Captain?" "No. Hold fire. We do not know if they are hostile." "Permission to speak freely, sir." "Granted." "Why in the name of the gods wouldn't they attack! They're Centaurians!" "And they were once Earthlings. You [...]