Sonya listened to the story with a slight, nearly there smile. She already knew it of course, had seen the end of that fight (and listened to what happened from both witnesses), but she wasn't going to let on just how much was elaborated and what wasn't. Cassie wasn't the first soldier to tell of their experiences in that way, and she certainly wouldn't be the last.

In the end, whatever helped them cope with the shit that happened-that was the main thing.

"Those jokes are scarier than your stories."