The Price of Purification

"Of course he's strong."

A middle-aged man leaned back in his chair and said proudly, "Put it this way: who at our base isn't strong?"

The others all burst out laughing.

They had absolute confidence in everyone at the base.

Gordon fell silent for a moment, then said, "At Darrow Base, Mitch sparred with that woman once, and she gave him three free moves."

"That's ridiculously arrogant. And Mitch ac