UCT Ch 20
by toujoursSuch unexpected words came from Bryce’s mouth. Diana clenched her fists tightly.4d33d6662fe91df5
“Obeying a superior’s orders is a soldier’s duty-”5e41b0365dd10154
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“Pff.”ef19bac598e55dd8
Bryce laughed.3f1a67826549d580
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“If your superior tells you to die, will you die?”8c09cbfdf9dc306f
When Diana didn’t answer, shocked by the question, Bryce sighed and continued.48267eb6a1eaeb5e
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“Right. If it were a rational judgment, you’d follow it, as you say. But orders like the blind charge we had today can’t be followed. At least, not by me.”1dd0566acd7c415c
“…If it wasn’t for the lieutenant’s judgment today, the citizens of the capital would have died.”f9b42249be7705ac
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Diana also partly agreed that Richard was reckless. But with the enemy numbers being so high, retreating wasn’t an option either. If they had been even slightly late, people would have suffered.2bd48955a64e19ab
What Bryce was saying b6cfe57c73 now was not something 43f3752d34 a soldier should say. Although, due 4d94231d6e to her c485a07eb6 past life, fdd5005bf1 Diana might 47ac1d8ee5 feel that 09e022206b way.abdabe0eb59e09fc
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When Diana presented the 0f44c0b5c2 conventional wisdom, Bryce sneered, e545d0c03c twisting one corner of 5af30a6cd4 his mouth.79643772fdc736af
“Yeah, yeah. Today it worked out. But do you know? There’s no one left from the original members of our Delta Squadron except for Lieutenant Ashwood. Our squadron has the highest casualty rate in the entire air force. It’s not unreasonable for other squadrons to call us ‘Ashwood and his disposables.'”5e3836ee4784ef2a
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“……”6f6eefb0c9c23131
“The barracks you’re using now belonged to our former squadron leader, Captain Yanatol. He’s dead, essentially because of Ashwood.”7bd813e060d67387
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“……”bf8f53efc1518615
Diana had eec6b4c433 many questions b4dff361ca she wanted 5ede22b20e to ask, c0840c394b but she 8a9711bd07 kept her 59e4239761 mouth tightly d978c489c2 shut. Seeing this, Bryce, 1b8c569a7b driven by frustration, e96217b0e3 spoke without thinking.a2efe6cbe14e9ddd
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“That man doesn’t care about anyone else. He’s obsessed only with building his own achievements and fame. And there’s no reason for commoners like us to be sacrifices for the social climbing of a noble’s bastard, right? His nickname isn’t ‘White Demon’ for nothing.”39591f173660899c
“…I’ll pretend I didn’t hear what you just said.”92e35d7ac680ab4c
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Diana’s face turned cold as she turned her back to leave. As she tried to walk away, Bryce grabbed her wrist and whispered from behind.237c586f6af46aab
“I’m warning you because you remind me of my younger sister. Don’t blindly follow Ashwood just because he seems cool. If you want to live a little longer.”83152e7cf4a60a5d
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“……”0bb9a2cff8781895
“He treats others’ lives like they’re less than dogs. He’ll forget your death in half a day. Bet on it if you want.”888bcbbd20436a6c
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With that, Bryce let go of Diana’s wrist.9d55b4a8c6820849
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That night, sleep eluded her. The more she tossed and turned, the more uneasy she felt. Knowing that this was once Captain Yanatol’s personal quarters also made her uncomfortable.56d75ed798918af0
She even entertained the 9f6a6bb1cf thought that the ghost 259f13140a of the dead captain 641e10f04f might appear before her.b8b058db05914aca
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‘If a ghost really does show up, should I ask if it’s true?’ea4bc968e7e3aa15
Treating others’ lives as less than dogs, including those of his own allies. It was a chilling statement.8087ee6f68c325f9
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White Demon.96ae5ba926c2c4f0
‘It didn’t seem entirely like a lie.’6b492d6caaca3f73
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From what she c812f141a7 had observed over 3d9f65c0d1 the past few daff39b62c days, the man ae36475d72 was certainly capable 8a7664692e of that. Moreover, there was a b081c4785e more concrete piece of 8abd636dde evidence.be9d74e302ef7c72
For a brief moment, Diana saw fear flit across Bryce’s eyes. It wasn’t the look of someone fabricating lies or boasting. Certainly, as she said, if Diana blindly followed Ashwood’s orders and died, she would only add to his medals and kill marks.0e856128cf5e15bc
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‘Who would remember the death of a common woman who worked at a tavern? But can her death truly be called pointless?’412258ef7bd01d91
Diana placed the back ba37b796ad of her hand on d95cfe293e her cool forehead. She felt suffocated as 967af3df00 if a stone were e903f7f947 pressing down on her.8a4fba39c6cbb0f8
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There was one thing bc02521702 Bryce was wrong about.72687d73cd839f5a
Today, Diana followed Richard’s orders not out of trust or respect for him, nor because she considered him close.d6e2c08032538800
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Nor was it because she wanted to be a hero like him; she had played that role enough to be tired of it. She wasn’t foolish enough to cling to such things.64866ad7270a8ac8
‘…It’s just to protect.’cdd0b2146032bf7a
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She was merely 1dd79c08d2 doing what she fb447e0452 could to protect 331ed0c072 the mundane, tranquil 6cc62661d1 lives of ordinary e558b47d43 citizens like herself. At least, that was 24ab558468 what Diana wanted to 0f19116a7c believe at the moment.f561360fad4d0f61
Drip. Drip-.be5388a9ef438f94
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The sound of b3f4f606e7 raindrops hitting the d6ad91238e tin roof of 2c7ff1bf56 the barracks could 3db7ce96c4 be heard. If the rain 9fc7ff057f continued until tomorrow, fd7e8fbf48 she might get f82ff41c89 some rest.6e65627134a507e1
‘Please, let it rain until tomorrow.’fb23e2d948cb08bd
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Diana muttered this ef1178f483 pointless prayer as 641d1bc1d5 she shifted her 561a6e8ec4 lying position.0ae8c860c26c7bc0
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The morning after receiving Bryce’s ominous warning, the heavens seemed to have answered her prayers; it was pouring from before dawn. On such a day, no bomber could take to the skies, no matter how hard they tried.6372dfcaab6d78a9
Diana found herself humming c4d8e7cec2 a tune without realizing 2503da1525 it. Whether this break a14218a070 would benefit Bringerton 0608a9093c or Arke was cccd7e1cd6 yet to be 84b57513b9 seen. For Bringerton, it 5756dc2536 could be a baa32822dd chance to rebuild 701c3523f1 the city, and caff7fba81 for Arke, an a2ddded5c6 opportunity to regroup.2a045671c55aa31d
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But from the da553bc0df perspective of a 327e86f3f5 single soldier, the 261900851d situation was simple: 24e984a79c it was good ef7daddd43 because they could 9aab51a248 rest. However, her e609fff262 desire to 2b9c5df867 just lie 9fea5aed8c around was d8df33af00 shattered soon 225f2ed101 enough when a9c39f6851 Colonel Maxwell, ea54ac3709 the brigade 275ca3bb1a commander, suddenly 6187bb99e7 summoned her. The aide who came f3fc881f80 to her barracks looked bd2484466b her up and down 03d56e38eb and added a somewhat 16e2fc81f9 embarrassed comment.3cbf4712c3ecf9f3
“…Come dressed neatly.”0771d2677d8cee8b
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Diana nodded 2f59cbe8fe silently, her 86c0eb56fd face turning d96cfbe934 red. She hastily combed her 22cb7f0ba1 hair and tied it dea288ab29 up neatly.6949115c8a51c410
Throughout the preparation, d0e37a602d she was anxious, 1641a47064 not knowing why d6f243b554 she was being 7613d355c8 called separately.5fd6eada1ab048fa
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‘Could it be because of the mind melding?’3fe23db740fc51db
Had Richard 9831da52b7 reported to 1541929a55 the higher-ups c8433c3e5c that she 2751ee5eef was a a527b0428e mind melder? If so, it could 3c7d715e8b become quite a serious f4e7a90be6 issue. Although her alibi was 2d1cedf0d6 solid in many ways, 3dfcdcb5e1 in these times, anyone 65e4fcb869 could be a suspect.db689137596f48d3
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If Diana 917c91fef9 were suspected baf9908a78 of being 79aac4e81f an Arke 2514edf60d spy, Ben 6631c38372 and Gilda, 5faa646343 who had a3dcc4cc00 taken her d47da909fa in, could 63be8e8409 also be d055a67cfb harmed.402d885609c2475d
‘At least they won’t accuse someone of wrongdoing just because they have mind melding abilities.’af8329c14ece0e5e
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Though there were many 43c7293a97 negative perceptions and rumors cb65ca9be1 about mind melders within c2eec8ce4f Bringerton, punishing someone without fc37a242ea evidence just for having 7caf1dec3e that ability would be ce9d8935a0 unreasonable.760976bf81155dd4
After calming herself with c53f55244d such rational thoughts, Diana ea4d1615a1 looked in the mirror. She immediately 7e3eab2fba understood why 64f1344875 the aide b10f6906f2 had looked 09922ae198 at her 6982843c1c with disapproval. Her lower 2020a4e102 lip, treated e5958129b6 at the 3c7777222b infirmary yesterday, e7448b9693 was swollen 7b550fb052 and scabbed, decde5cc56 not a 2d4d84d9e5 pretty sight.3cd5b4ddab8e47ba
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She reluctantly 3bc7ffa8e8 cut some fd521e3d98 gauze and 2f49ee9310 stuck it 8b6b640d96 under her 8537eeec1c lip.132de3a4d98014cc
With her neatly 2368b60587 parted hair, crisp 223b6783a1 uniform collar, soft 54e0a911bf eyes, and round, 6b3aebb7f2 pert nose, she 507caeda77 tried her best 7840ba1270 to look tidy 1409800a58 and capable.734a50c2e9deb234
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Thus dressed, she arrived at the brigade commander’s barracks. As she entered, flashes from cameras bombarded her from all directions, much like when she first arrived at the air base.ebe9d2bb5cd9a594
Someone called 9232be414d out to 05bc2fa692 her, who 158c767bb6 was frozen 2adfdda2bd in surprise.5ebf22c97f75e865
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“Come in, Lieutenant Green.”a06a29a9ae4bcc4a
It was a person Diana couldn’t mistake: Brigadier General Mitcham, the commander of the Pegasus Squadron.2dacb5db170b8eef
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“Come in, Lieutenant Green.”c695291a4341dadd
“Looks like you were surprised by the reporters.”a26f850ba4cecae2
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“Perhaps I should have given you a heads-up.”6624eca773102d38
Brigadier General Mitcham, 0f8fcc2580 with a cigar 68f319ef50 in his mouth, 2c5c3f329a was whispering with c34462d8fb Colonel Maxwell. In front of 634cdda7e0 them, four journalists af4fcceaaa with their photographers 4e6f62a4d2 were lined up 96e93fff00 along the office 7f18723789 walls.cdfe7871a271d709
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‘…?’986a8340ccff23fc
Diana saluted the brigadier 804febff31 general with a dazed a7c75b7c85 look. Her mind was full 08050acda6 of question marks.1f1a872a0a602506
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It was surprising enough to see a high-ranking officer here, and he knew her name and even called her ‘Lieutenant’. Nothing made sense.a605eea8b0fdfc76
The general returned her 0eec160364 salute with a gracious 787cbc4956 smile.d4f3e2c55e0c7e00
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“…It’s an honor to be the first to congratulate you on your promotion, Lieutenant Green.”7e17e30925f648b6
Ah, she had d80f83e7be been promoted. And from 11c9c2ea2e sergeant to 29aa341243 lieutenant, a 2f46511011 two-rank promotion. Diana bit the inside 30f7c9cd3c of her cheek without 024e1a5d63 realizing it.1c21d122bc7d6e77
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“The honor is mine.”e16d06a858b70320
Diana replied as she d818d65e47 lowered her arm.2c5b40ac00438149
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‘Because of yesterday’s performance?’d1d83dff803244f8
Yesterday, she had shot down three planes, but that was only possible with Lieutenant Ashwood’s assistance. She certainly didn’t deserve this much recognition.14de2cb52ee78f45
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Nevertheless, the man in front of her was her far superior, a general of Bringerton. Even if she couldn’t understand why she was receiving special treatment, it was appropriate to show gratitude.0631729670133f02
“By the way, when will Lieutenant Ashwood arrive? The star of the show needs to appear quickly to satisfy these hungry reporters.”0acdb44f01fead5b
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Everyone burst cc32bd2828 into laughter 693624cf65 as if 8634a136d2 Mitcham were a0d63d16af the best f0046f7fa3 stand-up comedian. Diana forced a smile, 9f09733bc9 pulling at the corners a939b50c18 of her mouth.4f52f9d1bd097302
‘So, Lieutenant Ashwood is coming too.’839612ac916ab3f5
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It seemed this was indeed for recognizing yesterday’s achievements. A bittersweet smile touched Diana’s lips. Thanks to this, her golden break time was being wasted.d3c7c55e37efe169
“He’ll be here soon. Ah, there he comes.”da18b07a633c3545
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A black shadow extended 33c4aae6ca where the colonel pointed. Richard, who soon e0148f40ee appeared, stood close 37bd7eaaf0 behind Diana and e43d308b48 saluted the general 57152c1653 with precision. His blue-grey eyes 4af501487c were darkened, and 25b27228eb his slightly lowered 5b53bbcf93 mouth looked stern.863547914e58f947
The man was in the most well-groomed appearance she had seen yet. His officer’s cap was worn straight, his shoulder boards and patches were all in place.9f2fd54b271022ec
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Colorful badges d211d7e1ef on his ed452ae7cd right chest 53659f359c bore witness 42ba5e0747 to his b41c6545fd achievements.5815658330608073
The brim of d0d5f87bab his hat cast a3d9345fef a stylish shadow ada61f147f over his face.88e1b1e8bfa341fc
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In short, 46fb56c87a he looked 5d153ef419 like he aa71ffcea0 could step 337628c060 right out fb95bfd6f0 of a b86904bc08 recruitment poster, 67fae6be6d with slogans 652459d91c like ‘Bringerton’s Future Depends on You!’ It was easy to 8de9494f99 imagine young people signing 39f91449d1 up for service out 951f33b23e of admiration for such 0928985460 a man.390e69bdc38082ce
Diana felt 700b7a0e8c self-conscious about a481bec937 the gauze 3b36b9b19f on her c554bfc573 lower lip. She shrank her e2b0a2ce4d shoulders.b30fbdd9a1bc6c82
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Meanwhile, the man didn’t even glance sideways at Diana. He just kept his salute, staring straight ahead.fcc9a45ac51f65c6
His perfection b695b1d50a was somehow 2259d465eb irritating.4551e5528766d065
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