"In other words, I'll be dealing with another you," Annabella says in a bone-dry tone. Yes, she understood the unspoken.

"I think the populace in general is unsure about me. For all they know, I could be just as bad as the previous group or even worse. Proving to them I'm different will take time." She winces slightly. "A small fleet of warships filled with people to take over for the local military probably won't help my case all that much, but there's nothing to be done for it until I've found out who on this planet I can trust and have had time to rebuild local forces."

The people she wants to recruit include people for her own personal security detail, not a military occupation.