Fighting here was like returning to an old hobby she’d been missing. The violence had always been terrible, and it was true that each battle left a little scar on her mind. But she had always felt like she was making a difference with what she did. Now there was no reason for her to doubt it—saving an entire planet was on her shoulders. It didn’t matter how well Qingzhi fought, even if his troops could kill every aircraft coming for Motherlode and the ponies could throw off their oppressors. The Stormbreaker would still come down and terraform their whole kingdom dead.