"You say he ignored the procedures, but he didn't. He gave the procedure a chance, twice even, and decided the system did not work. Something I see now, and will take a personal hand in amending. Classism disgusts me, and it no doubt is the main cause for Adamo's rejection.
" 'In this case, this Capitan won, but he just as easily could have lost, and then what?' " he quoted Miguel, "Is that not a question every soldier has to ask himself, everytime he goes to battle? He knew what he wanted, he knew the risks, he weighed the two against each other, and took his chance. I wouldn't ask of any more from any of our captains. I would not call it foolishness, his want was greater than his fear of losing, nothing more, it wasn't stupidity or bravado. Had he lost, I do not think he would regret his choice.
"As for any concerns that he will endanger other Corsairs, I will personally see to it that the crew of that ship are all volunteers, only there because they choose to be, considering the mood of the people, I daresay there will not be a lack of volunteers, so many see it as their chance of being part of a legend.
"Adamo's team is very active in the Sigmas, and acquiring H-fuel will not be an issue, the GMG there are drowning in it, he won't take any of Tripoli's reserves.
"And last of all, I will vouch for Adamo, as all of the OPG will. He's shown himself to be competent and would do well in a battleship for us. God knows the incessant barrage of Bounty Hunter capital ships on Crete will never stop, and another battleship on active duty would be good for us."
