The Crew of Starshatter: Dozan'Re ("I am the Hammer. I am the point of the Spear. I am the Bane of my foes, and the Woes of the treacherous. I am the End.")

It is curious and fascinating that the one person of the crew who inspires, teaches and reminds people about terran values...is an alien. Yes, the kil'ra are allies to humanity but that doesn't make them any less alien. The fact that a one has become a morale officer only serves as proof that the ideals that humanity upholds are universal and resonate with people throughout the galaxy.

What Dozan carries within himself is a powerful statement that not many people have realized. But the author knows it very well. It is that you cannot "give hope". That statement or promise itself is false. If someone promises or claims to "give hope" then they are a liar, let alone a morale officer.

Hope is a flame we all carry. It cannot be given but it can be rekindled. Often it is squashed and we forget we carry it inside us. Then we blindly stumble, desperate to find a savior, someone to give us this flame. We forget how strong we can be. And that nobody but us can fight off the demons that haunt us and crawl out of the muck. Nobody else can fight your battles for you. What they can do is bring the smallest ember and set your soul ablaze . Help you find your strength once more or rather - remind you that you have it. You've always had it but you had simply forgotten. And that fire must always come with anger. The anger that you were willing to give up before failure was certain beyond all doubt. That you weren't willing to fight, to punch, to claw and bite until your final breath. Because that is the greatest betrayal and sin you can commit against yourself.