[Maketh smiles a little, turning the glass over in her hands. People don't usually ask if she likes her work - either she was competent or she wasn't, and the latter would get her replaced. The Empire has no room for weakness or failure. Personal preference has no bearing on it.]

The logistics, I suppose. Patterns always came easily to me.

[And they didn't have personalities or moral qualms. Patterns just were. Pure logic, easy to swallow.]

Very useful, I imagine. My world has great need for such skills. Is it the same in yours?