Walter nodded to Erich and Elisa as they arrived before turning back to the woman. She in turn seemed rather nonchalant without even an inkling of spite or bitterness in her stance. It was as if she had fully accepted her defeat and saw nothing strange in all the comrades she had lost.<br/><br/>"So, Cera, tell us where you and the tech comes from."<br/><br/>She gave a loud sigh and shrugged.<br/><br/>"We brought technology with us when we left the Inner Sphere and headed out beyond the Deep Periphery. Kerensky decreed that technology was sacred and should be developed evermore to upgrade the scales of war. As such our tech is superior to the bastardized joke that you claim is technology. Or something like that."<br/><br/>Walter's eyes narrowed a bit. Beyond the Deep Periphery? It didn't surprise him one bit, she sure looked like an alien to him. But she said they had left the Inner Sphere. He turned to Elisa with a raised brow.<br/><br/>"Her accent. Sounds familiar doesn't it. I'm thinking the Wolf's Dragoons, you know the ones who are even snobbier than the rest of them." He had been on some missions with the smug bastards. They used Aff and Neg as well, and the accent was just about spot on. He turned back to the woman. "My guess is you are the ones who are invading the planet. Care to tell us why?"<br/><br/>A wide grin spread on her face as she crossed her arms and pushed out her gigantic bust. "We are taking back Terra, Commander. It's about time the Star League was restored to what it was!"<br/><br/>There wasn't even a flinch. The woman was so confident in her words that he could feel the truth in them. They must know how much space lied between them and Terra. If they were smart they must know how many factions lied between them and Terra, how many factions would go ballistic if they ever reached Terra. He confidence said it all. They must have an army the size of the former SLDF backing them. He opened the comms and spoke.<br/><br/>"Perkins, how long until salvage is done?"<br/><br/>"An hour at most, you know how hard I have drilled these technicians..."<br/><br/>"Good, we leave within the hour. Hear that all Lances? we leave within the hour. Perkins, send out the ASF's to do the recon while the lances pull back."<br/><br/>"Did that before we even landed, they have been keeping an eye on the retreating mini-'Mechs..."<br/><br/>Walter shut down the channel again and turned to Erich. "We complete the salvage and get the heck out of here, mission's done for all I care. We'll bring this woman and her suit with us, leave the Combines but keep them under guard until we leave. Got it?"