The Warlord's Path: Samair in Argos: Book 6 by Michael Kotcher

Author:Michael Kotcher
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2017-12-09T22:00:00+00:00

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“It appearz that you and your new flight group work well together, Commander,” Verrikoth noted, hours later. The simulation was over, but the Centurion pilots had just completed a run against the starfighters of the Committee for Public Safety in the hot system. Not surprisingly, Sokann and his flight group had taken advantage of all of the after action reports, sensor data and the information provided by the newest member of the group, Flyer Pirk. The young zheen male was the only survivor of Gawilghur’s flight group, and as such, Sokann thought his experiences were invaluable.

The small squadron consisted of seven ships, Sokann and the others flying the Centurion-As, while Flyer Pirk retained his Sparhawk. That surprised Verrikoth, who had actually gone so far as to ask it of his chief pilot. The Sparhawk was actually a superior machine to the Centurion-A: it had stronger shields, more and heavier weapons (both cannons and missiles), a more accurate targeting system, even better maneuvering thrusters. As Sokann had said long before, an excellent pilot could make up for the weaknesses in a ship, but put that same pilot in a superior vessel and that same pilot could cut a swath through his enemies.

Sokann agreed and in any other situation, he would have taken the Warlord up on the idea of using the Sparhawk. But for the last several months, he and the rest of the flight group had trained extensively on the wedge-shaped Centurion-As. He’d grown to learn every nuance, every flaw, every strength. The ship was now an extension of himself. He barely had to think to make the Centurion-A dance. Eventually, yes, he would switch craft and begin the learning process anew on the Sparhawk, as would the rest of the squadron.

But there was a second reason: Flyer Pirk. The zheen had somehow managed to stay alive and even score a few kills in an environment that would have killed even more experienced pilots. But, he’d no additional training once the rest of his flight was destroyed. He’d spent the rest of the trip back from Base Alpha by himself, speaking only with the crew of the surviving gunboat, who had been ecstatic at surviving. Pirk meanwhile had fallen into a depression. Survivor’s guilt, mostly, but also sadness at his comrades’ deaths. However, once arrived back in Amethyst and after he met back up with Sokann, bringing him into the small squadron boosted his spirits considerably. Also, by keeping him in the superior vessel, it allowed him to keep up with the more experienced pilots.

“Thank you, my Lord,” Sokann replied, pleased. He removed his breather and hopped down to the deck of Nemesis’s hangar. He gave the ship a quick pat before he “Everything is coming together. I like the way we’re meshing as a group and keeping Flyer Pirk with me as my wingman gives me the extra protection of his guns and allows me to keep a close watch on him. Win-win.”

“Indeed,” he buzzed. “I like what I ssaw and it sseemz all of you are familiar with your new sshipss.

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