I thought I was prepared.

[ She leans forward to rest her chin on her knees. ] I told you I grew up in a war zone. Mamore. My brother and my parents died there. I saw bodies, I saw explosions, people in pieces, I thought--

[ She swallows, shaking her head. ] Those things hunted us like animals. One of them killed one of my squadmates and laughed. Our shock troops, the ODSTs, our elite forces did nothing. I thought I was prepared, but I wasn't at all.