 Which is probably the hardest thing for Malloy to deal with in his current position?
Number two suffered from some sort of emotional block that left him continually on the horns of one dilemma or another. And, Malloy knew, his own position was not unimportant in that war. It was Bertrand Malloy's job to keep the production output high and to keep the materiel flowing towards Earth and her allies and outposts. Not the worst ones, of course; there were places in the galaxy that were less important than Saarkkad to the war effort. She came in through the door, a rather handsome woman in her middle thirties, clutching a sheaf of papers in her right hand as though someone might at any instant snatch it from her before she could turn it over to Malloy.
 Being surrounded by aliens
 Being surrounded by aliens  His day-to-day responsibilities as a diplomat  Not being able to spend time outside on the beautiful planet  Having to stay isolated from other people