"Yeah, I'll be alright," she replied.  "Hell, the sarge and I probably could have handled them, if they hadn't come at us with twice what they have now<em>and</em>they had managed to surprise us.  The Immaculate's the real threat, the rest are just young punks that wanted an excuse to not get slaughtered in one of the Imperial Legions."  It sounded like the trouble given to her and her now-dead companion was more because of the situation in which the combat had taken place, not because of an actual skill difference.