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“Alex—” He doesn’t respond His eyes are fixed on the boh the atmosphere This is my fault, he will think I actually do slap him

His eyes light up in anger

“Contact Feranis Tell her to expect heavy mechanized assault from the northwest from landfall on the Talarian Peninsula She’ll have to hold Tyche without the Morning Star I need Star and the Drachenjäger cohorts at…” I glance at the map

He intuits my purpose “Sector Seventeen”

I nod “And call your cousin, tell him to meet us at Skyhook Eleven I’ll ride with the Arcosians today” He rushes to the colazed She’s in the synaptic drift with the storm

“How are your stor up?”

“Handling…the flow There have been spikes, but…within range”

“How long till electronic interference?”

“Ten minutes”

“Can you slow it to twenty?”

“We will try Must concentrate now”

I click out The rest of the Howlers haven’t moved They watch the friction trails, a sense of doom upon them

“You waiting for a formal invitation from the Fury? Asses to the armory Iron up” Finally, they move I shout up the corridor to my pilot “Colloway! Get me to my army”

The ship accelerates, nearly knockingnal into the powerful transmitters on Tyche to speak to my army while I still can

“This is Reaper Broken Sky Repeat, Broken Sky The enemy has breached the northern shields Missiles are already en route Expect heavy bombardment of north Helios and coer Cloak is canceled All officers, open your blackpacks Keyword: hazard bedlam”