Gladius et Incursus.

[Echo 7-7]

As he poked around obliviously in the corner of the room, a glint of light caught on the ace's shoulder patch. It was possible to read some hand-sewn lines on his jacket sleeve:

DAVIDSONS I + II
WE ARE RELENTLESS

The ace paused and turned around, looking intently at Eberhart.

"Hey, uh, Yvonne...", he tested the name on his tongue, "I'd like to take you up on that offer of something to drink."

Kinnaird glared briefly at him and turned back to the pad, pulling a stylus out of his pocket.

"No need to get up. Is there a cooler around here somewhere?"

The Admiral ignored him and switched on the tablet.

"Yvonne, as you know, for quite some time, the Legion was basing Task Force Gladius off Pacifica Base and the surrounding region of space. That was until we got caught between a battlegroup of BDM U-boats and a deployment of the Navy's new Battlecruisers, and all of our Capital assets stationed here suffered inhibiting damage to various degrees."

He paused and rubbed his eyes before continuing.

"Fortuitously, Task Force Gladius was able to escort the Project Mythic ships back from far Rheinland space to our headquarters in time for the unplanned Battle of New Year's Eve, which was won swiftly with a minimum of casualties on our side. Those we were fighting weren't so lucky... but that's not important right now."

Scarface had quietly taken a seat while the Admiral was speaking, and briefcase guy was leaning against the wall with his arms folded. Kinnaird leaned forward.

"To that end, as I alluded to in our earlier communications, the Legion is looking to acquire any intelligence you may have concerning the movements of the Rheinland Military fleet along the border. We require this before we make such a serious commitment again. If the Military chooses to dig in and hold their ground in order to weather the Navy's redoubled assault, our actions here are may be in vain, as we cannot win a war of attrition, particularly with our casualties over the past few months. We have the ships, but not the crew at this point in time. Conversely, if the Navy is becoming more aggressive, that will leave gaps on the home front which we can exploit. The Legion's best tactic is to outmanoeuvre tougher opponents, so we need to act in a somewhat reactionary manner in this war zone."

"Admiral, perhaps you should... skip to the point." Briefcase man offered his opinion.

"Captain Hargraves, this is all part of the point. You know that."

Kinnaird paused to allow his words time to sink in.