"Back home I commanded armies. And under Ender's leadership, we won the war that saved the human race." He doesn't always talk about his role in the Formic Wars, and he rarely ever brags about it, instead stating it simply as a fact. To look at the two Battle School boys, you'd think Bean would be the one in charge, given Ender's more relaxed nature, but Bean knows what Ender is truly capable of.

"Robin" he gestures to the smaller one, "and I have a mutual friend."