[Erax]

CODED TRANSMISSION
From: Brigadier Tefnar, Sector Stormtrooper Division
To: Admiral Wiers

Gesaril IX, 2404.9. All hail the Emperor.

Admiral,

We have just received the full ground combat reports from Aram I. Half of the First Stormtrooper Brigade - Fyrine II's full load - was lost in the battle for the planet, but that does not mean there were no survivors. Many of our troopers were wounded in action, but survived the battle and are now being cared for aboard their transport or on the planet itself. While most of them may never be fit for active duty again, they are other ways in which they may serve the Emire.

They are the survivors of the most important ground battle in this sector and our greatest victory to date. I suggest we bring these survivors to Gesaril IX and employ them as instructors for the next generation of Stormtroopers. Their fame should inspire our future soldiers to even higher standards of valor.

We took Aram I, but no one in the Stormtrooper Division - or the Sector - must ever forget its cost.