<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nzMMba7.png)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><em>Sergeant Marina Chernova -  Raven (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=274320.msg13480947#msg13480947)</em></span><br/><br/>Marina scoffed. "I have a heart and it bleeds for Mother Russia. We cannot let housewives and little girls pretend to be pilots and get us all killed in a real mission. The future of our great nation is at stake, not just some dizzy little birds and their dreams of flight. It is better we separate the chaff now than when the Nazis are below us."<br/><br/>She smiled then, a satisfied smile at the memory of the barn exploding. "Next time that may be a general's hideout, or a watchtower, or a factory." She said, imagining the great blow it would strike for the war effort. "Then we can celebrate."<br/><br/>She put a hand on Yelena's shoulder and squeezed. "We learn from these things." She said. "And we grow stronger."