<div class="floatleft">(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/wulfjaeger/___protector_of_time____by_vincentxyooj-d5lw1gq_zps59496fa9.png)</div><strong>Allia Rowe<br/>Dropship Black Sun, attached to its Jumpship<br/>Callison System<br/>Republic Remnant<br/>21 January 3145</strong><br/><br/>The last three weeks had been busy if nothing else.  Moshe in the simulator with the rest of the strike lance, trying to learn his place in the order of things and working his best to keep his nose clean.  Yes, it was only simulation, but it was progress that Allia appreciated and did everything she could to let him know.  The switch from his favored configuration to a more Strike centric loadout had been hard to stomach in the beginning, but being able to hold onto the Talon's and one of the flamers in the place of a small laser and the usual spikes seemed to give him a little comfort.  Getting used to that style of combat was proving to be more of a problem than anything.  But Allia was confident he'd be ready in time for combat.  Unfortunately, having hoped some more training on Galatea would be in order she knew that eventuality had been written off when the Jumpship arrived with a new contract Kari just couldn't refuse.  When Allia and Damien had been called to her quarters to work out hiring some new recruits without ever meeting them, she knew things were about to get interesting.<br/><br/>The arrival at the Callison jump point had been the meeting point for picking up our new warriors.  The company apparently ceded that as part of the contract to make sure we were up to full strength when we landed.  Eventually call for the unit to muster in the briefing room meant they were getting ready to head out. The trip would be short considering how close to Dalton we were, but there was still a lot to do to get ready for the mission.  A new commander for Recon had to be chosen and the two new warriors had to be incorporated into their Lances.  Standing at the front of the room behind Kari, Allia's mind wandered on the upcoming situation and what the real story was behind the quick change in plans.<br/><br/><em>“Dalton has historically been a bit of a political football, one that has been claimed by both the Duchy and the Principality of Regulus.  In the last couple of years, since the reformation of the FWL, there has been an upswing in ‘pirate’ attacks both on shipping in-system and on-world groups, which are suspected to be connected to the Regulans. Now whether this is Regulan backed  or a pro-Regulan faction of the government is unclear, but either way, they feel that the world needs a hand to help reign this in.  This is where we come in.”</em><br/><br/>Allia took a step up, pressing a button on the small laptop she held in her hand.  The lights dimmed as a holoprojection of Dalton appeared to hang over the floor.  "Dalton is a relatively inconsequential planet in the grand scheme of things, but because it borders on Regulus territory and has been a target of the Regulus Monarch since the Free Worlds League fell apart and reformed, it's now a target."  She pressed another button.  The planet grew as the visual zoomed into a view of the main city and the surrounding area.  "Castleton is the main city.  There are a number of smaller cities spread across the planets main land mass, but almost all cities are located near the oceans and away from the equator.  The planet is relatively hot compared to most planets, so combat is going to be tough without watching your heat.  We'll set up at a base on the western side of the city.  The Third Hussars base is on the west side.  The compliment of Hussars is only about a battalion.  Three companies with associated support units.  They have a company stationed on the planets largest moon, Marshall and the other two are stationed on the planet."  Allia pressed a button again and the lights came back up as the hologram vanished.  "The Hussars generally won't hunt pirates, that's what we're here for.  The population should be rather indifferent about our arrival, but we need to do what we can to not piss them off."  Allia looked around the room for a moment.  "Any questions?