When Jesse James left Serenity to prosecute The War against the Chinese and their Shang allies, Dawn DeMarco remained on his wing. He was a farmer from Kansas. She was a highborn noble of Camelot, in the Avalon system. And once again, those two totally different people worked well together. Jesse’s pragmatism and the natural sneakiness of a farmer when it comes to getting rid of pests made him most capable of coming up with interesting and effective plans to kill Chinese warships. And he was an excellent teacher as well. He and Dawn became trendsetters in the art of sucking unwary victims into their traps, and twenty-four Avengers make a powerful trap when they pounce. Jesse regained his confidence in his ability to lead a flight during that campaign, and for that Dawn has my everlasting thanks and respect.