"It's a tiny little chicken-bird thing," she giggled. "He fits in the palm of my hand and he's trying to eat Petey and he's gonna get himself killed. I taped it and sent it to his boss."

Because she was evil, that was why.

"People back here kinda think of you as a hero, too, you know," she beamed. "I mean, saving a galaxy kinda trumps most of our save-the-world types. Show-off. What's your squadron up to?"