An Army Travels

"I think," I said to Drikt, "that grey and silver clashes with my skin tones."

"Your skin tones clash with your eyes." she said. "What did your ancestors cross-breed with to get creepy eyes like that, anyway?"

Drikt, now a corporal... I suppose I should detail that rank, now that it matters. A corporal is the rank between low level soldiers and medium level. When no actual sergeants are around, they get to act like they're a sergeant. Whenever a sergeant arrives, they are the first ones yelled at for whatever foolery the soldiers have committed or are caught doing. The first, but only rarely the last.

Anyway, we were washing tent posts, which is about as thrilling as it sounds. And, both as my squad's token human and as the new soldier, people were naturally curious about me. <1 >

I spread my hands to indicate ignorance. "Titans only know." I said.