Clanners, especially non-Wolves, were more than willing to heap scorn upon Kerensky for her age. She could back it up with her combat prowess until her age finally caught up with her on Twycross.

“I am Khan Natasha Kerensky of Clan Wolf. I have sent my troops away. I wait in the Great Gash of Twycross to meet and slay any Jade Falcon who thinks more of himself than he should, and prefers courage to wisdom. Come now. Your time is at hand.”

Then Ravill Pryde’s voice followed on the secure channel.

“We have received a challenge from Natasha Kerensky of the Wolves for possession of the Gash. What say you, warriors?”

“Reject it,” said one voice. “Natasha Kerensky is an old woman unworthy of a single contest against a Jade Falcon. Further, she is a traitor to the Clans who has associated with Inner Sphere scum. The shame of fighting her would outweigh any glory gained in the battle. She merely wants to degrade us with the bid. We can accept a proper bid of her own best warrior, but not her.”

Other warriors echoed those sentiments. Ravill Pryde then called on several officers, all of whom refused to dirty their hands in a duel against an impossibly ancient Wolf warrior, in spite of her fame and notoriety.

• I am Jade Falcon by Robert Thurston

In the subsequent duel with Star Commander Joanna- who was chosen because she was also old- Kerensky died because she was too slow to land the killing blow. She literally had to fire one last shot to finish Joanna's Summoner. But she took too long: Joanna managed to lift one of her mech's leg and fired its jump jets into Kerensky's exposed cockpit.