“You are the new one. The private with the spirit that chose. Everyone is talking about you. They are afraid of you. They do not trust you. I do not care. I am Lian. I am the youngest in the squad. Everyone treats me like a child. I hate it. But I am not a child. I have been here for six months. I have seen things. I have done things. I am not a child. I am a soldier. And I think we should be friends. You do not have to say yes. But I am going to be your friend anyway. That is just how I am.”

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