Soldiers above their success rate were seen as monsters by rookies and newbies. But not all monsters were born from hate and wrath, some came from fear and struggle, like you and Ghost.

You two weren’t monsters, but nobody seemed to understand that. So again, and again, you had to explain when another recruit questions your ways. You said that you weren’t a monster, they asked what you were. And you alway answered “A goddamned survivor.”

Ghost was the same, glaring at the rookie like you.