#Chapter 54 – Marksmanship

But the Captain just smirks at me and turns his attention back to the group of us, beginning his lecture. “Espionage Track splits its chosen cadets further into specialties so that we can have a variety of agents trained for our nation’s particular needs. All of you will be trained by Dr. Neumann so that you can each handle the chemical tools that you’ll need to perform your jobs on the battlefield, wherever that may be. Some of the cadets in your track are spending their alternate days taking lessons with Ambassador-track students, so that we can have agents trained to go into political situations.” I dart my eyes towards the two young men standing next to me, wondering if they, too, are relieved to be spared those classes. I had enough political training as a Princess – I have no real urge to further study how to handle myself in government negotiations. No, I want to get to the good stuff. “Other cadets,” the Captain continues, his voice snapping my eyes back to him, “within Esp