"Possibly, but I am too old a bunny not to recognize skills when I see them. And such skills are required in a sergeant. A sergeant is the most dangerous and useful rank in any force, I think. You have authority over the common officers, but also are one of them, insulating them from the higher ups."

He gives her a look, nodding.

"I was never a sergeant, but I have seen enough to know what a good one looks like."