Death before dishonour
Whether it was the way the Lieutenant was looking at him, the way he spoke, or the immense intensity around his person, they all told Nero that the Lieutenant had a bad impression of him. There was always a chance that the man just had an intense and cold personality, but Nero was rarely wrong about such things.
"Yes sir!" Nero responded, being as direct as possible.
The Lieutenant's brows relaxed just a bit upon hearing the response, but his gaze on Nero was just as intense.
"We will confirm the veracity of your claim in our own labs. Understand this, private, that I was not in favour of bringing in a criminal with a confirmed fratricide conviction, whatever else anyone says be damned! But as fate would have, circumstances have transpired in a way that you may still earn honour for your country here - honour you do not deserve.