The drone leaned a little closer to her, probably so that it wouldn’t have to shout over the conversation that filled the space. “Each person in the benches is directly connected to a deployed officer. Universal Command and Control gives our commanding general the ability to manipulate an engagement at the level of the individual squad, or in the gradual movement of the entire fleet. General Qingzhi is renowned for the latter, but is less concerned with individual lives and battles. These people are not spectators, they are the ones keeping our ponies and yours safe.”