"Master Tyrene never forgot a single student, I swear.
She would rattle off names without context, and the person wouldn't be brought up for a week.
I never knew anything about the person other than the trouble they caused her."
Soldiers and ex-military were smiling with happy hearts.
"Raul, Simon, Riko, Milina, Desmond, Rachel, Tanya, Emanuel, Lisana, Patrick, Strayer, Missa, Tiara, Laptha, Whiney, Smalls, Rupert….
I've heard stories about a hundred people in two months."
Tears started streaming down faces everywhere.
"They were normally an example of what people did and how she dealt with them." Helix laughed.
"But… she was always smiling. It was the worst!"
Helix burst into laughter again.
"I always heard these stories as a warning, but she'd get all smiley and gentle.
Then she'd recognize that she wasn't being a hardass and doubled down.
I imagine that's how the stories came to be in the first place!"
Battle cry-esque laughs burst through doors of pubs.
