"Got it," Karoline said, her voice brimming with a newfound energy before she immediately busied herself with her system interface. Good girl!
She had been proactive, adding dozens of the group leaders and survivors to her friend list during the training sessions. It made the logistics of coordination significantly smoother, allowing her to act as the central nervous system for the dispersed humans.
"They are all coming back," she said after a few minutes of intense silence and rapid messaging. She raised her head, and for the first time, I saw a fierce, unyielding light in her eyes. It was a tone filled with the raw will to fight, a transformation from the shivering girl I had held earlier.
"Do you want to lead this fight?" I asked, noticing her burgeoning desire for battle. She wasn't just willing to participate; she wanted to prove herself.
