Jens snapped around from the window and saluted the officer. A middle-aged red fox in a colonel's uniform, sporting various scars and an eyepatch, Jens' CO presented an intimidating picture.
As the junior member of a team, Jens took his place at the left end of the line, and waited for everyone to slot into place. He was a little nervous, this being the first time meeting his leader, and wasn't sure how to react. Would this person be as hard-voiced and demanding as his color-sergeant, or welcoming and forgiving, like his squad officer? Perhaps something entirely different, or somewhere in between. The boy also wondered what his teammates would be like. They all looked older than he was, so it would be hard for Jens to initiate any conversations. He hoped they wouldn't be cruel.