[CHIEF negotiator]

This bond is very akin to love. You mix a split-tail in with these warriors and this bond, this love and dedication, will become confused and corrupted. Unnecessary chances would be taken to protect her. Her friends would be perceived as 'favored', resentment would develop, unit cohesion would suffer.

Reminds me of "Survivor". :-)

BTW, Rudy says, "Let me at 'em". Now that's a warhorse I wouldn't mind sharing a bunker with.

[COB1]

"Now that's a warhorse I wouldn't mind sharing a bunker with."

Yeah, there's a lot of us warhorses around here that would love to share a bunker with you or Rudy or any number of others.
Too bad our bunkering days are over.
We have to sit and chomp at the bit, and let the kids do the job we'd love to do.