Today as I started patrol Corporal Katharina Guntram confided a mishap to me while she was in command. Not long before Slaver's Union vessels had been caught on scans, I left things in her hands thinking everything would be fine. Obviously I was wrong, it seems that she thought with her heart and not her head while in the line of duty.
From what I hear, after one of the vessels was shot down reports came in that a little girl had been aboard and died. This upset Guntram quite a bit, but when I confronted her about it I asked her if they had any proof, which she admitted there was none. I conclude the story about the girl was a lie to lure our Corporal. We've had many hardships lately. I believe this is another test of our might, but well thought out I admit.
Guntram ended up chasing one of the Slaver's Union vessels all the way into Liberty territory, with Krieger hot on her tail, I have no idea if Krieger went past Bering. It seems this was their goal all along, Katharina also still seems a bit shaken up and is recovering on New Berlin.
As I said before this is merely a plot to distract us, punishing her would only accentuate their point. We must stand close and trust one another as we have many times before and show these smugglers they're like anyone else who has been crushed by the might of Rheinland.
I believe our Corporal has suffered enough as is, although it was foolish of her to act with emotion other than wit, she has proven to be an asset to this military and proven her worth. I know something like this doesn't happen often in our military, but I believe Corporal Katharina Guntram should be given a second chance, or we can simply play into the hands of our adversaries and be the ignorant beings bent to the will of their ill-gotten gains.
