A capable pilot, Athena wanted nothing more than to fly. She trained, just as her older brother Devin did. She wanted to keep up with him, but just as good as him, no matter what. Athena wanted, just like her brother, to join the Imperial Fleet, to do her part and fly wherever life might take her. Athena could follow orders, she didn't mind going into hostile circumstances, so long as she could fly like Devin, or even with Devin. Athena could not pass the physical. She had an acute form of asthma, one that made it hard for her to breathe on occasion. It had never been a problem for her in the past, but it was a possibility the Empire was unwilling to entertain. Saddened by the refusal, Athena went home where her mother consoled her. After Athena calmed, her mother, Demeter, revealed there