"Well first off, that's why we always have partners. Marcus would rip my throat out if I went in without a partner. And usually my partner is the one to hold me back and ground me." She considered, grinned an almost pained smile. "Well unless my partner is a Barrani, then they just find me quaint and amusing," she said, dryly. She shook her head. At least the Barrani in her life kept insisting that being amusing was a good thing.

"And if people couldn't change, I'd be dead or in a *** of a lot of trouble now. Change is painful and hard sometimes... but it can also bring us to the best life we've ever had. I still don't know why the actual ****s the Hawklord chose to give me a second chance... but I'm grateful he did."