'.a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.' A first-year student at the I.S. Academy and Main Protagonist. Representative Contender for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The pilot of the. A prototype 3rd Generation close combat. Josephine stands apart from other Representative Contenders and Cadets in that she does not come from an elite background and has no military history in her family.