Ascension_Age Of Expansion - A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Ell Leigh Clarke & Michael Anderle

Author:Ell Leigh Clarke & Michael Anderle [Clarke, Ell Leigh & Anderle, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2018-06-28T07:00:00+00:00

Aboard The Hierophant

It always seemed tense and eerie on the bridge. As if Grouthe was perpetually waiting for something to happen. His crew was accustomed to it—to the way he paced restlessly and murmured to himself every so often—and he supposed that was a good thing.

They were difficult to distract, if nothing else, and he took a certain amount of pride in that.

But even so, it wasn’t an ideal situation.

“Any noteworthy changes?” he wondered, pausing as he crossed the bridge.

“Not at the moment, sir,” his communications officer replied. “We’ll keep you updated.”

He was at the head of his own ship in the space fleet. He was not supposed to perpetually feel an undercurrent of niggling boredom. It was exactly the sort of thing he had joined the military to avoid.

Grouthe continued pacing.

“Sir?”

He ceased pacing for a split second as his communications officer called to him, though he resumed nearly immediately. “Yes?”

“The ship is being hailed by the Corona. Fleet-wide correspondence. Shall I patch it through?” the officer asked.

“To my holo,” Grouthe instructed, letting his pacing carry him to the command chair, where he sat down.

With a brief nod, the communications officer obeyed.

“This is Fleet Admiral Boys of the Corona. I’ve received orders from Estaria. From this moment forth, the fleet is to stand down,” he instructed. “All offensive actions are to be put on hold and we are to wait for further orders. Is that clear?”

Grouthe could hear a chorus of agreements from the rest of the fleet’s command team. He was the last to agree. “Understood.”

The caller didn’t linger after that as Boys disconnected.

Grouthe closed his holo, looking around the bridge as he did. The rest of the bridge crew hadn’t heard the call. For all they knew, it could have been about anything.

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