"Yeah..." Allenby flopped back. "It really sucks that we can't just rush in there and help all the same. Even with all the reasoning in the world, I feel like I'm lettin' them down by not having their backs now."

God, she just had to find something else to think about. At least for five or ten minutes. "So--how did Leon get to be the captain anyway? I ain't studied the history of the ship as much as I probably should have."