OH Thank you.. Of course you are right! I was stuck on the mistaken belief he meant that he had chosen Petra as a commander. Hmm that kind of dimiinishes the point in some ways. I don't think he initially picked Poke because he had a lot or respect for her.. I think he picked her primarily out of su...

In this book Bean confronts Petra because he believes Petra betrayed Ender (with re: to Bonzo) and wants to know why. He states that he may be the best friend she has and in the course of conversation, he states "....I am the only one of these boys who ever chose to have a girl as his commander...