"I'd be surprised otherwise, especially if I can take some of what I learn here and bring it back home." And Kale damn well plans on bringing that technology home. Even if they won't let him bring a physical piece back with him, he's hoping that he'll remember enough from his talks to at least recreate some of it.
Temporal prime directive whut?
"Yeah, a lot of the ministers were upset about that. After all, it's not what a queen is supposed to be doing... she's supposed to be doing... nice things. But mum's not very good at queenly stuff," Kale said. (Oddly, if we're talking Queens, Kale's accent is pretty dead on County Cork... but then again, most aliens Will's encountered probably speak with some sort of UK accent...)
Wait a few years, Will...
"But, nah. My brothers didn't join the army. One is a chef in a fancy place in Paris and the other's a veterinarian. I joined because I wanted to. She didn't become in charge until after I joined, actually."
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Temporal prime directive whut?
"Yeah, a lot of the ministers were upset about that. After all, it's not what a queen is supposed to be doing... she's supposed to be doing... nice things. But mum's not very good at queenly stuff," Kale said. (Oddly, if we're talking Queens, Kale's accent is pretty dead on County Cork... but then again, most aliens Will's encountered probably speak with some sort of UK accent...)
Wait a few years, Will...
"But, nah. My brothers didn't join the army. One is a chef in a fancy place in Paris and the other's a veterinarian. I joined because I wanted to. She didn't become in charge until after I joined, actually."