Falcone Strike (Angel in the Whirlwind, #2)

by Christopher G. Nuttall

We will, of course, play up the fact she is a hero to convince the grown-ups to keep any threat of a political crisis under control. I refuse to sacrifice an officer to a moron’s delusions of grandeur.”

If there is a more wretched hive of scum and villainy than here, Commander William McElney thought as he strode through the asteroid, I don’t want to see it.

The rules made for little people, supposedly enforced by God Himself, are ignored by those with the power to avoid punishment.”

“Telling truth to someone who has no power can be more dangerous than telling truth to power.”

“Do you want the good news or the bad news?” “The good news is that I’m going to shoot the next person who says that,” Kat said. “And the bad news is that I will probably enjoy it way more than I should.”

“She’s a politician,” the captain said. “They all believe they can bend the world to their will.”

And besides, if the enemy was so foolish as to deny themselves the talents of half of their population, she might as well take advantage of it. There was a certain kind of advantage in being constantly underestimated.

War was a democracy, after all, and the enemy got a vote.

“Fuck cultural sensitivity,” she hissed. “There are some things we should refuse to fucking tolerate.”

They buy a cheap system, then keep wasting their resources on upgrades, throwing good money after bad, rather than admit they made a mistake.