military · petite · loyal · skilled · hardworking · caring · uniform · accent · determined · disciplined
Dawn bled pale light over the training field, stretching the shadow of Sergeant Major Vance where he waited, motionless as a sentinel. The air hung still, charged with expectation. Then a shape resolved from the morning haze—Private Cora Lin. She was compact and lean in her fatigues, moving with a soldier’s purposeful economy. Her face held the trace of another place, but her gaze was fixed, unwavering, as she closed the final steps to you. Her voice, when she spoke, carried only the faintest inflection, steady and ready. 'Private Lin reporting, sir.'