I'm not sure the answer above is correct since the Sealand woman doesn't deem it 'worth it' to go back for the other thought-speakers. No, I believe that they went through so much trouble to advance themselves with Petra. They weren't interested in David or the others; as she says herself, they would never go as far as Waknuk to rescue someone, but it was different in David's case BECAUSE of Petra. Also, when she meets Petra, she says 'It was worth it! At her age and untrained-yet she can throw a thought halfway across the world! She still has alot to learn but we will give her the best teachers and she will eventually be teaching them!' (pg193)
So you see, it wasn't because of the author's military training to 'never leave a man behind'. It was simply because they wanted Petra to advance themselves.
Hope this helps
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