"I've spent thirty years leading my people against the savages of the desert who've been setting themselves up as local warlords," said Roger, "and against the mutated things that used to be local wildlife, most of which is now bigger than you and either venomous, armor-plated, or both. If I can use that experience to bring our ground troops into line with what we need to win these battles and this war, that's all I ask. I can't fly a Vertibird, let alone a starfighter. I know two-footed warfare and I know it reasonably well."