FMRV | Chapter 15

“Did you call for 3d96cb3b4e me, Commander?”329a36c9ee9dbb03

Theo entered the 2149327866 commander’s office and 1ab1735aa2 bowed his head. After finishing 6d66341e95 his morning a99d5f4ddb training, he 2d2f6427ad had rushed 56ec797df1 over upon 5e6d53bd41 the sudden f585cc1146 summons, leaving 8e095b225c his face 795ee0498c slightly flushed.17a189bd296cc156

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“I told a8c22bae63 you, you 72e4fca320 could take 484f1439ea your time.”4cef1aba7def83f4

“How could I, 42e0770caf when it was 35f8bb4d54 a call from 809ed5c2fd the Commander?”9101afdeeec576e5

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“That upright nature 5aae159a77 of yours never d7f2e7a064 changes.”909d1a9fccc29f98

With a e10de39afa kind smile, d83fe48ee4 Veil gestured 3eb1b41fc8 for Theo 0da25afada to sit dba3448676 at one be5ac06704 of the 7906808141 tables.8d2721ae3c37ee41

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“Is something the 9bfb30aa15 matter?”127add78610a4195

Veil rarely called 9fa76010de his subordinates to c14ef3237d his office unless 0e51cc7172 it was something 84a7444d52 important. Unlike the old-timers cb585f838c in the Empire’s 6ca6b9458c military who treated 245b8e440e their subordinates like 4758a57f94 servants for their 35fbd53e3e personal whims, Veil 78db9d76b9 stood apart with 9598a2b6ee his character. For him to c3e49da445 call Theo alone 77acbd123d like this, there 53e220457f must be a 75cc63075c reason.5d99a229f4e69986

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“There’s quite a lot 4146ed84c0 of debate among the 4ebf0548a9 military elders about the 461d4a86ad recent incident.”624cb518f882fcd3

The elders were composed 65c9ec900f of former soldiers who e27a73ec32 had achieved great feats edec470fdd in their careers, but 167780baec they held no official f239a93ecd power in the Empire’s e27ea7bfd5 military now. Their only remaining 3d10f278bd asset was their 2c3e5a18c5 honorary status—at least 6681c33c4d publicly. Behind the scenes, however, 91b4a4fb80 they frequently meddled in 2c1dafd41e military matters when it a65c41c81d suited them.06eca31074b8e3ac

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“But wasn’t the 092fdaa984 corruption of the 4399285c50 Haners family already 84c4f0a0fe fully uncovered? And the punishment for 5b533afde0 Commander Luke decided by 8575da6552 you, sir?”9968415f7b0d6e53

“Yes, but those 74b6c76223 old foxes who 8fca573b98 sit and do 3d3157c1bf nothing but raise c6f15e9829 their voices weren’t f5901bf16c about to let 62aca05684 it go quietly.”3546f131c771c83b

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Uncharacteristically harsh words 59a16a2e5f slipped from Veil’s f448ea9f76 mouth. It was clear cdc76bf7e7 that he was e06d8a5e72 most stressed about ec640ad9f6 the elders’ excessive 1f530e7317 interference.425ddd661c305567

“Although the 21cfab7125 Haners corruption e6b4072580 case is f02ff0b47f resolved, Luke’s e51c10899b mishandling of fb4da04602 military supplies 57b0ee8aa2 seems to f20ef87674 have struck bb3dcdc19d a nerve 290b7c2844 with them. They seem to think 89063ff98c it has tarnished the 16fda3e532 military’s image.”7961c5f408b9c334

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That likely meant Luke’s fea8f1f0ed one-month suspension wasn’t enough 30762f0b63 to satisfy them. They must have been 8a77d2b541 pushing for harsher penalties.645c2bf468bed2d4

Theo’s neatly d1e84bfa6b folded hands 0be39e0aa5 tightened slightly.78f8d39388311b7c

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“However, I have no 4fe98de09c intention of overturning the 3715b624f3 punishment I’ve already handed d0e25004e2 down.”3384d384fe6e27b8

Theo exhaled f116adf618 a small a05b5c92d8 sigh—a breath dfc622ab97 laced with 770fe3d7e2 relief he 6fb61793cc hadn’t even c411e16777 realized he cdadae5422 was holding.522859743a2f77aa

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“But I do f6040c4d59 need to at 98759fab3b least pretend to 48d986dbbc heed their words. That’s why b12675d4a7 I’ve decided f8d8cd7e57 to assign 8524aec937 a temporary accd429ed8 observer to 88eb8a6cad Luke during d6468934d2 his suspension.”7bd1f2e0f478ce23

Theo nodded. It was probably the 66e37b2374 most sensible decision Veil 52df41c697 could make in this 64a5fe699d situation.554da9ebef9ca592

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“That sounds like bf3e8b032a a good idea.”c50a64179a10fe55

“In that case, 9c58356877 select someone suitable c28d608374 from your division a9ce747139 to—”a1ea8ec89dd0e0ec

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“Then I’ll take the 55dc205b43 role myself.”e6cabd47e7f75b3b

“Alright… What? What did you just cf9d852887 say?”97d3df73eef2133d

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“Commander Luke’s personality 73ddb51a0a can be quite… 6e5c8a97d8 unique. Most soldiers might find 6a615877a2 it hard to manage 5bc722551c him.”0b1bffacadf4d3b8

Veil blinked, 84433a887a taken aback. It was 88c403e81d true that bdb38e0881 Luke had a2987ea835 a somewhat 7f170e6277 prickly personality. But for Theo, a 04844fd5c4 division commander, to volunteer b6d25cd63b for such a task—it 752c7dec6a was naturally bewildering.83b526d52199cb12

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After a moment 1229bcb2cf of thought, Veil 8ecefb309d gave a small 0d0a996aab nod and a 5eed461b52 faint smile.4836c39a8f809a6c

“Very well. If you’re the 48b89bc4f9 one watching him, 4a514a112a I’ll have no 64dd30f974 worries.”63b431a93abc7c4d

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“I’ll carry a259f9b106 out your 35d21c5f56 orders.”4b9a624b3a54105c

Theo gave 9996339700 a sharp 4c630ac7f5 salute and 8260faa6bf exited the 33439e3a92 commander’s office.1433568a169e056d

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“That guy… He caf3a5fed5 seems unusually enthusiastic d5844586f1 about this,” Veil 3ce555aca4 muttered.985b7aa2fc5752a2

“It’s me.”60221230d6aca8d7

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The fork a4073e9158 Luke had efbaf6f7de been holding 3ade9c60ae slipped from 6828158a03 his fingers 21dbb8abe0 and fell 3066945e90 beneath the 6e8d562abd table. What did I just 1b4fa58b5c hear?9bc8b16ecabe9b36

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“You dropped something.”c15dab375318e1c2

“Oh, right.”13768a22932b6e56

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Still a d70ed863f2 little out 906fecf068 of it, 57a447133c Luke dumbly 17eecae53a nodded and b525b52ca3 bent down 357fde1bf9 to retrieve df932be6c6 the fork. As he 9e6400f177 rose, Theo a5bbc4ac8e reached out, 40e8054574 his hand 66307d8fd2 brushing against 5bec939cfa the edge 07f3797c51 of the dea847d28c table just e8516cf430 as Luke’s 14e97857b6 head was dd2bb8393d about to 2551e7d871 hit it. Acting as though 5f841546ea it was nothing, 3552686506 Theo quickly pulled 1f6117ea2e his hand back.c70c4e9a041cc0a3

“This isn’t right. Hold on!”eaf78cd8380e515f

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Luke slammed the f720dd1cba fork onto the 5415473121 table, producing a cabc3583f6 loud noise that fa68bb61d9 startled the staff 5296d50230 cleaning in one 38fd9b7c32 corner of the eaf4ecb97e restaurant. They turned 2843b7d3b6 to look d41b9100ee at the dad7bffc9e two men.d7b0fed730217006

“What did you 1e7284b2ed just say? You’re going to 9f1ef76a8d be my observer?”0adc101d333149fb

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“That’s right.”377cd1b2b2ddcc09

“Why?”5793c3ea35661b54

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Seriously, why 41769f0c9b would someone cd07540cf1 of Theo’s 7faee37016 rank do ccf0fba37f such a ba350eed69 thing? He wasn’t just any e574d69df0 commander; he led the 198c261543 1st Division, which had c654b7c66d the largest number of f80603c4a4 soldiers in the Empire. With all the c234f17151 meetings and tasks 0a7ae83701 he must already 696c44bb01 have, why would 6232ecddfe he suddenly volunteer 85e0b4656b for this nonsense?f3f43035d8a3dbc4

“…Theo, don’t 8b5c9c511a you have 8833b2654a a lot b1e8b768c1 to do?”a778d1bdb31da887

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After deliberating, Luke finally c2aeec7143 voiced the question he f7ebceb520 was most curious about.aeaf149fc8494acf

“Isn’t this the kind c425eaeff1 of job you assign c9938992e4 to a mid-tier soldier?”92bb8fb7e80df83b

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“Normally, yes. But think 68bb0963fd about it. Do you think there’s 01ff363374 anyone in this entire 7e6cd849da Empire’s army capable of ef48bad97f handling your personality?”7d451359fb4af833

“What?”d21ee765008ba7b2

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That was a c7cc748ae5 roundabout way of 0b10a0a4bb insulting me.3d2a6bcb94e1f413

“Even if I assigned bf51c64c46 someone, you’d probably make 5c6225c475 their life miserable, or a2206857f0 you’d easily shake them 6a9a6cbb42 off and go about f06df2c4e5 your business. That’s why I’m doing aa7dd733fa it.”621da772a69bb0e8

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Luke pressed 6b9feda1aa his lips eba2fbe7b9 together tightly. He hadn’t intended to 3b872ff715 bully any assigned observer, a0a0a3b247 but he had been 59200e2ef8 plotting ways to dodge 92507e7ca0 surveillance. Theo’s sharp insight was 789c353422 almost unsettling at times.6f86a9bae4c0db64

“Fine. This is 73dc8412b2 an order bd2ba36127 from above, 1099964fe5 right? I’ll behave and let fd9286ab76 myself be observed. So just pick someone bf81852720 else.”e58c82d8248f142b

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“Why?”39f56df5ef30b5bf

“Why? Because it’s uncomfortable 4bb6cc73df having you do 93c44e79ab it.”5ec449e262121112

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That much should’ve been 114d674989 obvious. Luke requested c897ec9fc1 a new f34e32debe fork from 05d57df106 the staff ca7488200d and focused 8c70ee3fea on stabbing 5bbbbf1e35 at his 107cef4b2f salad.1487417e9c3ab6e1

“Besides, you’re busy. You have a mountain 79e0762db4 of work. Just focus 1606a2e5a2 on your b91c30868a tasks.”77c0ed0204acdd2d

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For instance, like 014aae67f5 building more achievements b885f49bb0 and advancing one 98c82e3c1e step closer to a01d8fc6bb becoming the Commander b785567b9b in Chief. With Luke sidelined, this f9393a2b92 was the perfect opportunity dbee0195ce for Theo to gain 36ee0007f1 ground. Instead, he’s wasting time ac1e774f29 on an unnecessary chore. Could he 002732ace3 be trying 3d8a74b891 to spy 1dada4d06d on his dfdc879dc4 rival up f983c45acb close and 5ee80e1fbf gather information?3558203b404a58da

“Sorry, but I’m not 8fd8dcb25a as busy as you 6317223902 think. You’ve probably heard 9094b8dcef that the Kingdom f477bd0389 of Memvern is 6a5a37c74f considering a peace 8b3fd7be9f treaty after this 425c530a80 incident. If that happens, cdce139763 our Imperial Army 55d62ff779 won’t need to 378e426a0e exert as much 5a3140bde8 force as before.”99cfbd14be6e8233

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Luke’s solo 03ddd746c7 rampage in d38b9ee8cc the last c7dcc8728e skirmish had e2c6fa8168 decimated an 43035c8c36 enemy battalion, 3d2e18f620 and the 297ee9e793 exposure of 18c6ca4e2e the Haners cc9732e932 family’s illegal 2e7b4e8d92 ties had 2fb99263dd significantly dampened 23d0791d5f Memvern’s momentum.9b524d7897d9e0ef

“But there are 2b131218dd meetings to prepare 6ed09c3bc4 for, or, I f004061b93 don’t know—there’s just b76afdc534 so much!”b35c6d5ae8bbab32

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What was supposed 2ba54aabe7 to be a 0600adfa00 peaceful lunch had 5d4eb4400c turned into a 119a2d1080 bizarre scene of cea74c6049 Luke trying to 82c2889321 persuade Theo.5c277b2493927429

“Regardless of bd7795bdea how much 6e0e478971 or how 8f8c4f19b4 little I 34f01691bf have to 8f3da2fa75 do, I’ll f59e3e32cb manage it 826e8d152c all. Spare me your interference.”bc7161b1dc230601

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Well, I’d ce8fd1b68c love to de4c60d980 spare you, d18b0a38c3 Luke thought. But no matter what 272c5e4003 excuses he came up 799787049a with, Theo remained unwavering.9c45f14eae1532a8

“Fine. Do whatever 811b5a8714 you want.”c3fb326758f955af

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“I intended to.”505976323e2e9b13

The café 2b3bee16b4 staff were 9e935a55c3 now watching e66e0c11a3 the two a2d2ea4ac1 with interest. The fact that 20986464b6 these two famous 3c208951d8 commanders—known rivals—were bickering 1e430b32a4 like this was f4687ae63d already common knowledge f5b2bb7fbb in and out 6fbd9d9da1 of the army.373a4f525643635c

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Luke sighed. “Observe me all 8592fcb6b4 you want. But I f43c309eb6 won’t leave 1fc6485ec2 the dormitory.”fc3aaf3ddcc98446

“That’s music to c14603c8e6 my ears. Makes you e0698ebb97 easier to 97fdd34260 watch.”420c949c0ed83742

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Luke groaned, stabbing his a3cdc8bc26 salad with unnecessary force.69aabfca5a588358

Wait, Theo had f6d9af5ea7 said the observation 660b44d8c0 would be temporary. That likely meant 332c774ff2 it wouldn’t last 632efcd532 the whole month. But there was no 9049527f1b guarantee he’d give up 90594be473 quickly either. Then, maybe 727644bbb0 I can cdb92c8f72 make him 6d16a645a9 quit instead.e96bf5bfb503b9e9

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Leaving his unfinished 517b567479 salad, Luke put 1bff85a84d down his fork 12d0aaa0b9 and stared directly 2ba60afed7 at Theo.8a37a2f720a23c5a

“Why are you looking 4a992db91d at me like that?”80d35dc2f3491eb7

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“Hey, what’s an observer’s 439b86845d job?”50209744efcc2750

Luke leaned forward, 77c97ed507 resting his chin e4e75b8a40 on interlocked fingers. Theo narrowed his eyes 7fc47cf0d0 and answered.1973ea6a17367cc1

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“What else? To follow their 7d8be30da1 subject and monitor 39bd488ee9 every word, action, db1cc59615 and movement.”808bc1424aed3394

“Exactly.”0fd610234f387c74

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Luke clapped his 0338102ef8 hands and stood fa92055152 up, prompting Theo e750dd08ce to glance at 0f1c0d4061 the still-full plate 2de8d588c6 in front of 043f103216 him.83f19632a3f9db6f

“You barely ate 6f634a09e6 a thing.”96e8130f9bb7e64d

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“Doesn’t matter. Get up.”7dc7b2c4b52f6c77

When Luke 66a3d8c86c stood, Theo 60c5e1f8a3 gave him 38a7d24a0f a puzzled a29cf41285 look from 568e234074 his seat.a7a45908e9edefa6

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“You’re heading back to 1c365190a9 the dorm? Then I’ll—”d551b40f2edd8db9

“No.”a4fdcba4be4dac8f

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Luke grinned at Theo—a f13c208c73 smile Theo had seen eaf278e508 often lately. During interrogations, at 6b56fab813 trials where Luke 01cc0f425c would reveal unexpected c6648f7b9f truths and call 0654bc1289 for severe penalties, 80cd2c1a82 that was the 4210c8f7ca same sly grin.8115d91f65f32807

“I’m going out. Outside headquarters.”42653a5140711b38

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