The pieces of the puzzle came together…slowly. Very slowly. But the Lieutenant Commander had the time to spare on puzzles, and had the mind for it. He was very analytical. Commander Thorson did not. He had a head for stealth manoeuvres, and sensor sweeps, and processing information to provide battle movements and fleet formations and possibilities to use. But the Lieutenant Commander saw more than the facts – he saw the reason behind them. The motivation. The why behind the what. “Have there been any improvements, Lieutenant Commander?” “Ah. Well, heaven forbid I interrupt you in your work.”