She Sat Through'a Lecture Predator Cubs Took Notes in the Front Row

The lecture hall was built to withstand bombardment, reinforced alloy ribs, kinetic dampening fields, emergency bulkheads rated for vacuum exposure, because the students who studied here were not children. 12 Predator Cubs sat there, back straight, claws folded, data slates resting carefully on the desks. It glanced back at the human, at the scars crossing her hands, at the way her eyes tracked the simulation not as spectacle, but as memory. Across the galaxy, future warlords would later be asked where they learned to fear humans, not as enemies, but as teachers. Where they learned that when humans sit quietly through your lectures, they are not being passive.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/little-scifi-stories-on-the-go--7033804/support.