The Dragon's New Claws

[Omicron]

“Thank you for agreeing to this meeting, as well as welcome to the Fedayeen.” The Admiral bided them to go deeper into depths of this spacefaring machine. The inclusion of an extensive hangar bay for a ship this size without sacrificing stealth and combat capability meant that living compartments had to be planned meticulously with minimum wasted space, not too dissimilar with some of the smaller of Kusari designs. “We can talk on the way. Nothing that I say there is meant to be classified, especially if you will agree with what I am about to propose.” Seems he trusted his crew, of which they passed several by now. There would be less noise and people as they went on. “Shogun, Blood Dragons have been on our side since the start. Even if it plainly started as an alliance of convenience rather than some common high ideals. Some secretive foreigners that knew little of your struggle at first. It has nonetheless lasted the test of time. Therefore I want to suggest a natural evolution of our agreement.” It was about this time they reached an elevator and could climb inside, taking them up towards a security checkpoint. Seemingly, it was impossible to go any further unless there was another elevator or access shaft unknown to the Blood Dragons. Marine had allowed them to enter, unlocking blast doors leading to the rearward - and largest - bridge on the light carrier. “What would you say to share technology on the scale of capital vessels? It is not something I offer lightly.”

So this is what the man meant when he suggested slightly cryptic over the neural net that The Order and Blood Dragons should tighten the alliance. Administration of Admiral Golanski over the course of the last decade notably had not entertained any possibility of parting with a warship of their own make. Predecessors of both Shogun and Grand Admiral present discussed such an option once in the past, however the former leader of The Order laid out such an obscene amount of red tape that it could had collapsed the very Osiris hull into singularity, altogether with tanking Blood Dragon’s interest in ever attempting to acquire such prestigious ship. Or so the story went. Grand Admiral’s offer sounded genuine.

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