"Ja, that is definitely the sort of thing that can haunt a man. However, you should not be bottling it up, or..." Gauss paused for a moment, taking away the empty glass one from in front of Erich, "'bottling it up' either. A haunting guilt can drive a man quite mad, and we need all the clear minds on our side that we can muster. A confused mind is weak to... other influences." Gauss said with a shudder.
"It was these petty struggles caused by the Rheinhart that made me leave for the Omicrons in the first place." Taking a drink himself, he turned away for a moment. "But nein, even with the threat of Nomad assault we humans will fight each other. The Core, Corsairs and anyone else out there have shown me I may as well be fighting for my homeland.
"So I have returned to Rheinland, to retake my mantle of Kommandant amongst the Bundschuh. Who is the current Oeberst of our movement?" he finished, looking around the Embassy towards the few onlookers surrounding them.
