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Valda and her husband never planned to let their son fly permanently and had always planned to remove him from duty. Unlike a career in politics, Arturo would gain prestige and power by virtue of having entered flight school, and would not need legitimate flight experience as a ranked pilot to succeed in the business world. As such, it was a surprise to Arturo's friends that he had been allowed to stay in flight school for as long as he did and was not removed sooner. It is likely that Arturo resisted his parent's wishes that he be retired, which prolonged his training in Skyward Flight.{{book ref|sky1|41}}
===Alanik===
[[Arturo]] is initially suspicious of Alanik, and approaches her after Skyward Flight defects to come to ReDawn. He tells her frankly that he's worried she is using the humans and planning to turn them over to the Superiority for an advantage. Alanik is offended at the idea of cooperating with the Superiority, but admits to herself that his concerns are valid. Arturo warns her not to cross them, and leaves.{{book ref|sf2|12}}
Later, Alanik and Arturo talk about why they fight the Superiority, and grow to understand and respect each other's reasons. Arturo volunteers to accompany Alanik on the mission to rescue Rinakin, agreeing that she needs backup. During the flight, they engage in friendly conversation, and he helps her choose a callsign.
When Alanik is panicking over having killed another pilot, Arturo pulls her aside and pushes her to talk. He helps her think through her feelings and calm down, making sure she's alright before they continue fighting.{{book ref|sf2|21}}
After the battle on ReDawn, Alanik and Arturo spend lots of time together.{{book ref|sf3|3}} Arturo takes it upon himself to make sure Alanik is well-assimilated to Skyward Flight, though this is somewhat unnecessary, as she is already an excellent pilot and quickly accustoms to flying with them. Of late, he flies with Alanik as a wingmate instead of [[Nedd]], like usual.{{book ref|sf3|12}} When [[Jorgen]] is communicating cytonically with Arturo, he sees that Arturo has feelings for Alanik, though nothing is yet happening between them. When Arturo sends Alanik to fly the lifebuster bomb away, he is terrified for her safety, though he knows she has the best chance of getting away in time.{{book ref|sf3|18}} It seems likely that Alanik has feelings for him as well; she finds the idea of asking Arturo (in particular) about human mating rituals "disorienting,"{{book ref|sf2|22}} and the tone of [[ReDawn (novella)|her novella]] is consistent with this.
== Notes ==
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