Vera's presence changed coalition dynamics immediately, having an A-2 hunter providing training and tactical advice elevated everyone's capability, she assessed the defenders with professional eye that identified strengths and weaknesses nobody else recognized.
"Your fighters are resilient but inefficient," Vera told Luthra after observing training sessions for three days, "they survived through determination not technique, good enough for defensive siege warfare, inadequate for sustained offensive campaigns."
"What needs to change?" Luthra asked.
"Everything foundational," Vera said, "footwork, energy conservation, target prioritization, they fight like people who learned through necessity rather than instruction, admirable but improvable."
