<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/ef/Damian_Harper.jpg)</div><strong>Damian Harper (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207352.msg10168756#msg10168756)</strong><br/><strong>On the battlefield in Charybdis.</strong><br/><strong>Tagged: Angeline, Moshe, Kari</strong><br/><hr/><br/><strong>Santa Prisca Desert, Librios<br/>Deneb Algedi, Benjamin District<br/>Draconis Combine<br/>1 January 3145</strong><br/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Damian completely ignored Angeline's response to his efforts. He knew she was only showing gratitude out of some kind of societal obligation. Unless she meant the words, they were worthless. And at that point in time, the clanner highly doubted she had any other intention in mind than to hate his guts. Not that he cared, so long as she did her job and, so far, she had. A little reckless and without all that much battlefield experience, perhaps, but considering the shoddy performance of some arena jocks turned mercenary he has seen in the past, she wasn't doing half bad. Of course, like hell he was going to tell her that, lest it bloat an ego he already thought she had.<br/><br/>Instead, the abrasive man kept his focus on the battlefield, pleased to find the Longbow following suit and keeping up with his advance. Her missiles complimented his barrage nicely and started to push the remaining members of the enemy lance together and towards their heavy hitters and the canyon. Sadly, it did not make them stall their retreat or surrender, instead, they believed it was a good option to keep fighting for a little while longer. That proved less than an interesting choice on their part, as the Calliope was nearly crippled by incoming fire, the Exhumer bit the dust hard, and the Blade was reduced to nothing but scrap metal from the sudden appearance of one of the men that had been missing from their intrepid group.<br/><br/>Damian's brow furrowed as he responded across the tightbeam. His rough voice would contain plenty of grit that signified his annoyance and the company's tactical adviser decided to crack the whip.<br/><strong>"You got lost? Next time at least pay attention to the overview of the terrain so you don't run around like a chicken without a head, Dayan,"</strong> the tightbeam connection was severed immediately afterwards, as Angeline already filled him in on the situation and where the Recon Lance was located.<br/><br/>With the surrender of the Banshee, and with the Hammerhands more than likely about to follow suit, the base defenses were crippled and no longer posed any significant threat. However, if there was one thing Damian had learned in his years on the Black Sun payroll, it was never to take anything for granted.<br/><strong>"Command, Charybdis. Blade is down. Calliope is backing away. Moving to higher ground,"</strong> Damian responded briefly, giving Kari the same type of brief, concise reports he always did. With that said, he relayed his orders to the two 'Mechs closest to him.<br/><strong>"Seraph, with me, up the dune. Keep an eye on their reinforcements. Do not open fire as long as they're near the runway. S'hot, meet up with Gheistwulf and support their flank,"</strong> he ordered calmly, before starting to put some more distance between him and the incoming targets. All of his weapons systems were trained on them, however, with a rain of deadly projectiles but a single press away.</div>