A lesson in fighting Liberty

[Viktoria Landers]

This was the third set of escorts that surrounded the Fleet Admiral Knight's DL-Hai "Grizzly" Liberty Shuttle for the last trek of the travel, Thuringia's Hohenfeld. Her experienced eyes wondered on the view outside and she saw the RM ships breaking off formation with the BDM ships automatically taking their place, but at a much closer distance to her shuttle. Knight was intrigued for just a moment before realizing that Hohenfeld was an extremely dense field with visibility and sensor range being extremely limited. While uncommon for experienced pilots, it was a real possibility for someone to lose their partner inside the field.

Thirty minutes later the intercop relayed a new message. "Planet Weimar. Fasten seatbelts, entering atmosphere." and the descent towards the planet started. For most of her crew this was the first time they set foot on a planet after two years of living in cramped space stations, fighting for survival. When Weimar's expansive mountain ranges and dense forests appeared on their windows there was a palpable excitement in their looks. Perhaps this time off the battle lines could also have rejuvenating effects on Harmony's officers. However the excitement was not to last when the shuttle approached and entered a large but barely visible hole on the ground, a mile-deep tunnel within Weimar's crust. This was where the facility was located and the training of Harmony's officers would take place.

Fifteen minutes later the group was on foot and exiting the launching pad, following a young Agent named Müller. He was formal but courteous with Knight's officers, his eyes more than once wondered on the officers' LN-styled uniforms. Before reaching the elevators, a blonde woman on a BDM uniform was standing, conversing with an older man. Müller stood in attention as soon as he saw them.

"Danke, we will continue later." the woman said and turned her attention to the newly-arrived group. Her hands spread and clenched on the rail in front of her.

She zoomed and momentarily inspected each arrival, before her eyes fell on Knight. "Welcome to the Kostenfels Outpost." she said in perfect Libertonian but with a strong Rheinland accent. "I am Hauptinspektor Landers and I will be the superintendent of this program." A tiny smile appeared on Viktoria's face.

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