[ He curls around her just a bit, his legs tucking up slightly. ]

I got people killed. I brought a known super-weapon aboard the ship. I thought we had a handle on it. Things got messed up. Several people lost their lives, including the Second In Command.

So they exiled me and revoked my badge. I no longer have a faction, home or friends. What bothers me the most, though... is that no matter what I do, all I'm good for is killing people or getting them killed.

[ He taps the gouge in his chest where his badge had been. ]