[The truth is, for all of her bluster, Mal is tailor-made to take orders. Her life was meant to take quite a specific form, as do the lives of most predators, led by sleep-wake-kill-eat impulses. When she changed her food supply, she changed her life and the pattern of her life; she removed her own natural guidance.]
[So it only makes sense that she would gravitate towards people who are capable of learning her quickly and understanding her comprehensively, who will teach her new things, who will have her back and rein her in when she goes too far. Commanders: she loves her commanders. She is a natural second.]
[Her shoulders relax at Natasha's instruction; she lowers her eyes, lifts them again. Don't fight it, control it. A lesson applicable to many areas of her life, really.]
[She lifts the gun again and shoots. Again, the shot is better.]
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[So it only makes sense that she would gravitate towards people who are capable of learning her quickly and understanding her comprehensively, who will teach her new things, who will have her back and rein her in when she goes too far. Commanders: she loves her commanders. She is a natural second.]
[Her shoulders relax at Natasha's instruction; she lowers her eyes, lifts them again. Don't fight it, control it. A lesson applicable to many areas of her life, really.]
[She lifts the gun again and shoots. Again, the shot is better.]