Combat was something she felt as if she would never get used to. As adept on the battlefield as the old her was rumored to be, standing there overseeing and carrying out what felt like an execution of many, many living beings was . . Unsettling, to say the least. Though she was not so naive as to think this sort of thing could be avoided all the time. As much as she would have liked to have sat down and talk things out with the reunion troops . . They’d made it clear they did not want that, and she couldn’t force them.
So, her only other option was to take up the mantle she’d earned for herself: Tactician and figure head of Rhodes Island, even on the field. But, this would be her final battle . . At least for a while, anyways, hopefully.
As such, she saw fit to bring along the operators she knew she could trust most. And that overly trusting nature of hers just about bit her in the ass. It wasn’t his fault, of course, she should have been more vigilant. But when one has the utmost confidence in their allies, the thought that an enemy unit could break through and make their way all the way to her . . It hadn’t crossed her mind.
Even so, he’d made it just in time to save her, hadn’t he ? So maybe putting all that trust in him wasn’t as bad of an idea as she was trying to convince herself it was.
Though she’d staggered backwards to prepare for the incoming strike, she was not quite as frazzled as he seemed to be. Looking to the guard operator through the screen of her mask, the doctor nods. A raspy voice following suit from within the cloak.
“ I’m fine, thanks to you. Be careful though, we aren’t done just yet . . Try not to take any more hits like that though, we need you out here . . Can’t have you falling off just because you’re trying to protect others. ” She was . . Trying to put on a brave face, but her heartbeat was pounding against her eardrums. Nonetheless, she grins, and it shows in her voice despite its alterations, “ I can take a hit or two myself, so try not to focus too much on me. ”
This was something she knew he wouldn’t like to hear, especially right now . . But they were supposed to be acting as if nothing was abnormal, so . . She’d deal with the consequences later on.