BattleTech Legends: I am Jade Falcon by Robert Thurston

Author:Robert Thurston [Thurston, Robert]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs
Published: 2016-06-06T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Solahma Number 34B Camp Site

Dogg Station, Dogg

Jade Falcon Occupation Zone

15 October 3057

Joanna had never seen a Jade Falcon warrior who looked as old as MechWarrior Bailly. Nor one as neglectful of his personal appearance. Nor one so bad-tempered that he made Joanna in mid-rage seem calm.

Bailly’s face was permanently cemented into an expression of contempt. His mouth turned down at both corners, his cheeks were sunken, his brow heavily lined, and his eyes managed to look simultaneously angry and weary. His body was bent by age, something else Joanna had never seen before in a Jade Falcon warrior. Although he was obviously vigorous, his hands looked frail, with fingers slightly bent.

Almost from the hour of her arrival at Dogg Station, he seemed to have made it his new mission to torment Star commander Joanna.

“We don’t get many star commanders here,” he said, “ranking officers are supposed to die in battle and never become solahma. Only mere MechWarriors should live to become solahma. You must’ve been a real misfit to end up here, Star Commander Joanna.”

Kael Pershaw had ordered Joanna to stay out of trouble, so she sucked in a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and vigorously suppressed the impulse to shove her fist into Bailly’s face.

“You use contractions.” was all she said to him.

His eyes widened, but he actually seemed pleased by the complaint. “We are solahma,” he said with a shrug. “What need have we to stand on ancient rituals and ceremonies?” He turned to address the other members of the small unit that had gathered near the campfire. “We like contractions here, don’t we?”

With nods of their heads and growled murmurs, the others agreed. Most of them looked old to her, but none so old as Bailly.

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