[LOOK, she hadn't been kidding when she said an Altean child could beat that training program! Maybe stretching it just a tad for drill sergeant purposes, but not by much.]

You aren't wrong. Altea was a very harsh environment. There's a reason we developed particle barriers before flight.

[But then her smile grows nostalgic.]

Still... I like to think it brought out the best in us. We couldn't overcome challenge by strength alone, so it sharpened our minds and ability to learn from past experiences, and every member of the group was vital for survival, so it strengthened our ability to work together and sort out differences peacefully. And life became precious, for we knew how fragile it could be, so we learned to be kind.