481 Vacation (Part 1)

"I got permission to get rid of Berion, but since it's you who he tried to manipulate, I wanted to let you decide."

"Are they really willing to replace our commanding officer?" Kamila said in amazement.

"Yes." Lith said.

'If by "replace" you mean shoving him six feet under.' He actually thought.

"First of all, thanks for your consideration." She replied with one of her dazzling smiles.

"I think it's better if we keep him, though. Berion is better than most of his peers and whoever they replace him with, would surely do the same if not worse. The Crown holds you in high regard, whereas I'm just a low level bureaucrat.

"Let's be honest, I'm an easy target to get to you. I wanted us to spend some time together because even if we haven't known each other for long, the mission in Othre allowed me to catch a glimpse of your life in the field.