Kol paused, then shrugged. "Two frigates left the system shortly after we arrived, so I could only assume that it was a delaying action on their part, to try and cause enough damage to force us to repair and rearm before we headed for the next planet."<br/><br/>"All things considered, they got off lightly. When we'll be fighting enemy capital ships, we won't have the luxury to fire for disabling shots, and, in general a capital ship has a much larger crew than a frigate, making it far more likely that people will die." He sighed, rubbing the back of his neck. "It's a nasty, vicious, painful war, but the alternative is arguably even worse."<br/><br/>He sighed, then looked at Kiri. "So, is there anything on your mind that you'd like to talk about?"