Abrasure.

[Jeremy Hunter]

"I know Lennox." Jeremy sighed, pushing his empty vodka glass away. "They tried to destroy Toledo once. They only gave us a clean-up job. The took out the entire damn planet this time, and now look. Khepri, Kheops, Svizra. They change, they fight more, but we? We change, and we fight harder. Damned be what the Houses say.
"We've lost more people in one battle then any other House can say. The only good thing is that they can't say it. They think hiding the fact the Nomads exist, like Liberty does, will help? Riots are easier to calm down when you don't have most of your fleet trying to save the planet."

Jeremy rubbed his temples. He sighed.

"Lennox, I've put my life on the line more times then I'd care to count to you. And my effort is not really to protect my life, but my family's. Can't do that if I'm dead."

Jeremy ordered a glass of water as well, not in the mood for alcohol.

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May you ever walk in the Light, Shizune.