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In the end, those techniques win out.
You've managed to defeat the Commander. It's no true surprise, you are the superior species, biologically augmented, and trained with many more years of experience then your age would allow. You could see the surprise in the commanders eye when you moved with such a youthful grace despite your apparent mastery of battle.
<span class="mu-b">"I will wear this scar with pride."</span>
You keep to your word. The other Esaal are loaded into a life pod and shot back to the nearest base- dishonored but still alive. After all, it was their Commander's fault they were captured in the first place.
This action, along with the duel itself, soon make their way through the Esaal Stratocracy. Several points towards respect for the Hegemony have been won in their eyes; and when word comes of the one who performed the duel, giving one of their own defeated and captured men a chance to prove himself and die in battle instead of as a captive- it makes some waves. The figure of Jale Berax becomes a bit of a legend among even the highest figures in the Esaal's government and culture. In the following few years, no further encroachment towards the Hegemony is performed by the Esaal. Perhaps they have learned a lesson- or gained a certain level of mutual respect...
