"Ahaha! You'd be surprised!" Nanoha laughed. Most people imagined military captains to be gruff men pushing thirty, but there were always exceptions. Being an exceptional mage from a very young age definitely had its benefits.

"That alley has good cover. It might be difficult to hit things with a sword zig-zagging towards the enemy, but safety is the most important thing, right?" She dashed to where Trevor pointed, rather pleased with the whole situation. Promising young talent was actually one of her favourite things, just behind omelette rice with funny pictures drawn in ketchup.

Peeking out from behind cover, Nanoha spotted the first group of enemies: A trio of little grey men with small plasma pistols. Easy enough. She summoned one pink orb of light for each target and fired them off, the shots curving around the corner and knocking them out before they knew what had hit them, with only a whisper of "Axel Shooter" from Raising Heart.