"Too obvious, perhaps?" asked Dak. He had been ranged ahead, but they had caught him up as he waited for him.
"Given the amount of safety devices on the Citadel, they would have to have had us actually shot down, and even then, they could not rely ion us not escaping and finding medi-gel. No, if we die trying in action, there's nowhere safe for us to escape to, a good way to explain the gun wounds if our bodies are found, and they even getn to look suitably upset when they hear the news. It's what I would do, if I was in charge, and that means the enemy have a least some degree of intelligence."