As the oldest and most experienced of the Empire's top military leaders, Minalla holds the title of Senior Supreme Commander.  She still has several good years of service to put in before she reaches retirement age, and she refuses to be pushed aside by Zadie and her youthful exuberance.  The two are often at each others' throats, bickering and disagreeing to the annoyance of all those around them.

When Zadie isn't provoking her, though, she's a very level-headed, experienced commander and fully capable of leading the Empire's vast military.  She's very thorough and demanding, and doesn't suffer fools.  She hates to admit she was wrong, so it's fortunate that she rarely has occasion to do so. One noteable exception (which Zadie never lets her forget) was when she got an entire fleet lost in a nebula!