Citizen McCoy (Part 2)

"I deeply apologize for Sergeant Throq's behavior." Eman unconsciously took a step back before giving Lith a deep bow. "He acted on his own without my permission."

'That damn idiot!' He actually thought. 'His stunt cost us one of our best set of equipment, a good soldier, and it destroyed what little was left of our morale. Even I can't stop looking at the bloody mess of what's left of him.

'If Ranger Quaron abandons us, we are doomed.'

"I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt and I'll let this slide." Lith said. "Yet if any of your men try something funny again, I'll hold you responsible and start the attack immediately. You have two days and twenty-three hours left."

He left before the Commander could reply, collecting the corpse with a hand-shaped hard light construct.

"Status report." Lith asked Estar while putting the precious equipment inside his pocket dimension.