Triton: The Descendants War Book 1 by John Walker

Author:John Walker [Walker, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-15T16:00:00+00:00

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Renz stepped onto the bridge a few minutes before they arrived at their destination. He sat in his seat behind the rest of the command crew, staring at the viewscreen. It displayed tactical data, information about the system they approached. Six planets in the area, two capable of supporting life, with a third that might be modified for use.

This made some sense. Chances were good at least some of his people lived on both. Perhaps the third sustained life before it lost power, falling to neglect. None of that mattered to him. He wanted in and out… back to the real war before he’d been gone for too long. Playing catchup with his peers held the potential of ruining his career.

Or at least holding it back.

This child’s run will prove to be a waste of time. Renz figured whoever happened to be on the planet must’ve stumbled on the place. There was no conspiracy, no plot to discover anything at all. He did not believe the Prophet had the resources to put together an expedition so far from home. This trip took hours. Surely, these rebels are relegated to the home system.

Whoever they discovered, he fully intended to execute. Perhaps not on the spot though that tempted him. No, he needed to exhibit some patience. Enough to discover who might be backing these fools then they were expendable. That meant some finesse with his people, who were not exactly trained to take prisoners.

I’ll put Kivda in charge. His private force will know what to do. Renz had relied on them many times before. His friend had expanded the scope of the training he provided, encouraging a select few toward freethinking. It was one of the reasons they were so successful together. The people he employed pulled off victories other units may have struggled with.

Especially against the damn Prytin. Thinking of them made his blood boil. He’d faced them in combat several times. Coming out ahead proved… difficult to say the least. Of all the cultures they faced, that one had been the most like their own. Warlike, brutal in some cases, and constantly at the ready. A worthy foe but frustrating.

The Prytin didn’t always fight in a straightforward manner. They used guerrilla tactics, destroying targets behind Kahl lines. Stealth of that nature seemed like cowardice but Renz had a hard time calling them out even publicly due to their own Lord Corps. If their enemies fielded a disgraced group to make up for mistakes, then that explained their actions.

“We are here,” Darr Benth, their pilot announced the information. It drew Renz’s attention back to the screen. It changed to a view of the planet they were approaching, a green and blue place with a heavy patch of brown in the southern hemisphere. “Twenty minutes to orbit, sir.”

Porth Mundal acted as the commander of the vessel. Renz had him there to take care of the basics. He knew his presence made the man nervous but that worked to his advantage. It

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