The spirit is silent, even as the lieutenant comforts the new ancillary and tries to get her to calm her breathing. He's arguing with the medic, something about how she shouldn't be so careless. But that's not the point anymore, is it?

"It is," they finally reply, "They kill someone and put something - someone - else in their place. They use their bodies as disposable tools. Although... in her case, she's become something else. A ship and not a ship."