"Yeah," she said. "Was his flight instructor, and we were engaged. He'd no feel for flying, but his dad and Lee - he was the youngest - were legendary pilots. Meant so much to him, wanted to be just like them. But he wasn't good enough for a Viper. I passed him, cos I didn't want to be the one to crush his dreams."
"But flying a Viper - its frakking hard. And a small mistake can cost you your life. And it did, he died during a routine training maneuver cos he just didn't have the chops. I put him in that ship, though I knew he couldn't handle it."