If I had taken Kaylin from any other point in her canon, she'd be itching to get home (which is why I chose this point), but right now... her home has been blown up, she's living in the imperial palace where one rude phase heard by the wrong person could get her eaten, except she's not even there, because the fieflord she spent her life fearing bargained with the Hawklord and arranged to have her shanghaied for a so far miserable jaunt into the middle of nowhere in a caravan full of people who want her dead.
So while, yes, she would love to be able to contact Teela, Marcus, The Hawklord, Marin, Eventon, Ybelline, and the head of the midwives guild to explain things to them - she's happy to leave Severn to explain it to everyone else and just presumes he'd get it from Teela if he didn't already know - if she can do good here... she'll stay.
Ever since she was saved by the Hawklord (While trying to assassinate him on behalf of a man she loathed) all she's ever wanted to be was a Hawk. She wanted to help people and save lives. And she's done that since she was 13. (Legal age is 18, she's early 20s now)
Here... here is a place where the people in charge are actually trying to help. She'd happily drag Q off to answer for his crimes, but she understands that the people in charge are for whatever reason unable or unwilling to do this, but are doing their best to help those he drags here.
After having learned why the Hawks and Swords never killed the fieflords to free the fiefs of their tyranny, she's willing to give the captain the benefit of the doubt. Just.
But here? Here she has food. For the first time in her life, she's been well fed for more than a week straight. Here she isn't the mascot or the oddity, or a fiefling. Here she's been treated with respect.
She wants to help. She doesn't want to sit around doing nothing, and her pride stings taking the food when she hasn't earned it - though pride always takea a backseat to hunger.
She wants to protect these people who are here against their will. She wants to throw herself against the training methods and fighting styles from all these worlds. She wants to investigate crimes, defend the people, save lives.
And...given her healing ability, she wants to be part of the infrastructure before she feels comfortable with these people... knowing about it more. It's in her file (thread has not gotten to that point yet) but she's learned... the Hawks stood and defended her, her right to be free - and frankly alive - despite her powers, because she's one of them, because she's proven her worth time and time again. She wants that security here.
And... she wants to know that there is someone here who can stop her if she looses control.
She wants to be part of the team, for all the good - and all the bad - that comes with, it's what she wants. Until she comes home, it's what she wants most.
Re: Tier II - I might want to actually join Starfleet eventually and here's why:
So while, yes, she would love to be able to contact Teela, Marcus, The Hawklord, Marin, Eventon, Ybelline, and the head of the midwives guild to explain things to them - she's happy to leave Severn to explain it to everyone else and just presumes he'd get it from Teela if he didn't already know - if she can do good here... she'll stay.
Ever since she was saved by the Hawklord (While trying to assassinate him on behalf of a man she loathed) all she's ever wanted to be was a Hawk. She wanted to help people and save lives. And she's done that since she was 13. (Legal age is 18, she's early 20s now)
Here... here is a place where the people in charge are actually trying to help. She'd happily drag Q off to answer for his crimes, but she understands that the people in charge are for whatever reason unable or unwilling to do this, but are doing their best to help those he drags here.
After having learned why the Hawks and Swords never killed the fieflords to free the fiefs of their tyranny, she's willing to give the captain the benefit of the doubt. Just.
But here? Here she has food. For the first time in her life, she's been well fed for more than a week straight. Here she isn't the mascot or the oddity, or a fiefling. Here she's been treated with respect.
She wants to help. She doesn't want to sit around doing nothing, and her pride stings taking the food when she hasn't earned it - though pride always takea a backseat to hunger.
She wants to protect these people who are here against their will. She wants to throw herself against the training methods and fighting styles from all these worlds. She wants to investigate crimes, defend the people, save lives.
And...given her healing ability, she wants to be part of the infrastructure before she feels comfortable with these people... knowing about it more. It's in her file (thread has not gotten to that point yet) but she's learned... the Hawks stood and defended her, her right to be free - and frankly alive - despite her powers, because she's one of them, because she's proven her worth time and time again. She wants that security here.
And... she wants to know that there is someone here who can stop her if she looses control.
She wants to be part of the team, for all the good - and all the bad - that comes with, it's what she wants. Until she comes home, it's what she wants most.