Shelinda held her head high, unlike most of the other new recruits, as she walked with quick strides into the base. She did not care what they thought of her, for it would not matter. She was here to fulfill her most sought-after desire. Smoothing her skirt, she glanced up to get a brief glimpse of her superior officers. All of them had such neutral, bitter expressions. She sniffed and took her place among the many other recruits.