"Sorry. I misspoke," the youngest directed at Anna. She gave a curt nod and went back to silently observing their interaction.
"There is no gender in a mission. As long as you are competent, you are in," Wild Boar preached. "If you discriminate against people because of how they look and what their past is like, you will die on the field. Do not underestimate people," he said finally.
"Yes, sir," the youngest responded in a firm voice. Yet, Anna could hear how unfair he thought the situation was. The kid was probably twenty-two and had newly joined the team. It was his first top-secret mission and first jump from a moving plane. Anna could understand he didn't know the field, as well as the others, did.
"Zero, you are a cool cookie, going into the lion's den calmly and making no noise to finish your part."
'As I should,' Anna thought.
