Without specifically dropping words like 'Saint' or names like 'Pyrrha Dve,' Judith knew nothing. Her father was certainly kind to her, as any father should be to his children, but he had so many assignments and visitors of importance that Judith barely had time to comprehend them when she was very young. Her training had started at age six; her enlistment was at age 11. Her actual time spent as a child was short-- in fairly typical fashion for the Second and Fourth Houses.

She snorted bitterly to Duty's comment.

"I've learned that recently," she admitted. "Law and order don't prepare a soldier for everything."

She thought she understood the assignment. As it turned out, she knew nothing at all.