Valiant

Cody’s heard the whispers, the rumors, the tall-tales. He does his best to ignore them, to act as if they have no bearing on him, that they have nothing to do with the electric thrum of excitement in the air. Maybe the vode are worked up over upcoming leave, or the recent victories in the War.It’s been getting harder to lie to himself as the stories spread - when he walks into the mess and the whole room goes dead quiet, he turns right back around and leaves, stomach churning too much to eat. It really starts getting hard to deny when shinies start coming up to him. They salute for too long, stutter over their words, and make Cody’s heart hurt with just how damn young they are, but they all ask the same question.Is it true?