Neverending Changes

[Charos]

A man and two others at his side were walking down the hall in a silent mood, you could see they've been throught a lot just by looking at them. The man in the middle, Markus Brass, on his left his second in command Daniel Rou and on the right the mysterious man Jason Mustang. They were onboard Fort Leniex to attend to the new Lord Commander's ceremony and his re-instatement to the rank of Fleet Commander with Polyphemus still under his command.

"I'm glad this is finally over", he thought to himself. As they were walking down the hall, he couldn't keep his mind from recalling the recent incident and it's consequences.

It hasn't been long since he was captured and imprisoned for weeks by a traitorous bunch within the Legion, suffering at their hands in what seemed to be for him endless tortures to break his spirit. After grueling efforts, Illaria Serbanu and the men under her command managed to apprehend the culprits and release Markus from captivity. With fury overwhelming him he ordered their severe punishment but there were those who fled to avoid capture after their plans were falling in ruins.

Filled with disappointment and confusion he knew he couldn't fill the role of the Lord Commander, throwing him to deep thinking for days during his recovery time. When he made a decision, he called the remaining High Command and Serbanu to a meeting, proposing her election as the next Lord Commander. By throwing a number of her accomplisments and the recommendation of the Lord Commander, they agreed without hesitation.

A faint smile formed on his face from the thought the burden will soon be lifted from his shoulders, but the sad feeling of what was waiting for her would not go away. He offered a last bit of advice before retreating to his quarters while he waited for the ceremony. His series of thoughts were disrupted by a voice back in the real world.

"-Hey Markus, you're silent. Thinking again huh?" said the man on his right with unserious tone.

Markus gave him a mean look as if he were saying to buzz off. Daniel laughed at Jason's unchanging spirit despite the harshness of the missions he went through.

"-So uh, this whole thing means you're back as commander of the Polyphemus as your main job now right?" Markus's face loosened up after being reminded of his semi-freedom from now on. "-Yes, that means we can get back to booze and women without limiting ourselves. Polyphemus isn't going anywhere eitherway after the restrictions on deployments."

Jason suddenly burst out laughing as he never imagined him saying that. The three men were walking towards the hangar bay where a shuttle was waiting for them.