"Veni Vidi Vici"

Anderson and Graff talk about organizing an unprecedented number of battles, since they feel that it's what they must do for him to be ready in time for the war with the buggers. Ender destroys Rabbit Army, Dragon Army's first opponent, and Carn Carby, their leader, is the only commander that treats Ender well in the commander's mess hall. The next day, Dragon Army beats Petra's Phoenix Army, and by the end of the week, they have won seven straight battles. Ender is brought in to speak to Anderson and Graff, and they ask him about his army. He answered in a cocky manner, and they tell him he has a fight in 10 minutes against Bonzo's Salamander Army, which would be his army's second fight of the day, when fights never happened twice in one day. He defeated them, even when they had the advantage of setting up earlier than them. Ender sent Bean to talk to him and tells him that he needs him, gave him his own special unit, and wanted him to come up with new ideas.

While reading, I noticed that Ender is far better than his competition, and that they hate him for it. Ender opens up to Bean, helping him become a better soldier, and because his being a commander is taking a toll on him.