[ He'd better spin his not-quite-lies faster then. A shrug at that; he tosses the blanket he'd had under the saddle up on the post where it belongs. ]

I've been an Admiral for ten years. But no. Space conflicts are much quicker, most of the time. A ground war like this may last a few decades.

[ Two, in fact. ]

And I'm a native. I've lived through famine before. There's a point where we start looking at other options.