(Maketh has way more experience with that than she wants to admit - mostly from the other side, but not all of it.)

I take it your world hadn't invented space travel yet?

(The situation isn't as surprising to her as Newt might think. Planet-wide plagues happen from time to time. They're not pretty, but they're manageable. The Empire is a fan of carpet bombing as a solution.)

Thus far I've seen no threat that cannot be dealt with. At least we have enough rations to go around.

I've been to the armory. Everything there is so primitive. But yes, I have combat training.