BattleTech: Front Lines: Battlecorps Anthology, Volume 6 by BattleTech Front Lines (BattleCorps Anthology Vol. 6)

Author:BattleTech Front Lines (BattleCorps Anthology, Vol. 6) [Retail]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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FOSTERVILLE

ANDWARI PROVINCE

BRYANT

CHAOS MARCH

20 JULY 3066

Raul stood in his tent dome and saluted as Captain Aaron handed him the data cube. “This came in for you, Lieutenant, along with your transfer orders.”

“Transfer?”

“I sent a message to your superiors in the Word of Blake, outlining what happened with the Howling Foxes. They sent you a private message, and told me all of my personnel from the Word of Blake were being transferred to new units. I’m getting some new recruits.”

Raul felt his face flush. He had been turned in for what occurred in the forests along the Owens River. Now he was being transferred. Had he let the Order down? Had he failed them? For all that the Word of Blake had done for him and his family, he suddenly felt ashamed that he had let his passions get the better of him. I owe the Order much more than what I gave them.

His jaw tightened as he and Captain Aaron saluted each other and parted ways. He stood alone in his tent, standing erect, with th message cube in his hand. Slowly, he headed to his noteputer and slid the cube in.

The screen flickered to life, and he saw the symbol of the Word of Blake, only to have it fade out, replaced be the image of Adept Weingard.

It was worse than he thought. The one man who had personally saved his family was here now, at his lowest moment. There was no end to the shame he felt. Raul would have cried, but he had not cried in years, not since the loss of his mother and his former life…his life before the Order.

“Greetings Raul. Word of your actions has reached the high command here, and they asked that I convey this message to you.

“Word has also reached me of the actions you undertook,” Weingard continued in a low tone. Raul wasn’t sure, but he felt as if he were going to be scolded. “What you did was place our Order at risk. Matters could have easily backfired on us. Any lesser man would have taken the safe course of action and taken those Fox troops as prisoners. You did not. You had the personal courage to do what was necessary—what was right—not just for the Word of Blake, but for the people of Bryant. While distasteful, and not something we would ever want made public, it was the kind of decisive action we have come to expect of someone of your caliber. I would hope that all of the men and women I have met and helped over the years would have the mental fortitude to make this kind of decision.”

He did not use the word “massacre” or “crime.” If anything, Weingard seemed almost divorced of the fact that Raul had taken the lives of the prisoners.

“As such, you are hereby promoted to the rank of Demi-Precentor.” He paused for a moment and flashed a quick smile. “I cannot tell you how proud I am of what you have accomplished since we first met.

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