The Empire of Man (series of short stories)

[Starhawk]

Thank you very much I'm glad you are enjoying it and I hope that there are many many more stories to come.

Interlude

"So Lieutenant did you know that this is the second report about Captain William Park I've read today?" Admiral Renner smiled politely at the pretty young woman who sat across from him looking over another pLasti that she had brought with her.

"Yes Admiral, and that's why intelligence beleives he can become a figurehead, a herofigure to boost the moral of our people in Gamma sector, make them feel safer knowing that there are men like Park out there." Her voice was finally starting to get over that timmid tone and she was actually showing the beginings of a smile.

Renner thought for a minute before responding "Indeed it would but this report might actually demoralize the very same people, 2 ships destroyed thousands dead including an Imperial captain that was well known to the people of Gosluk system." he put the pLasti on the desk and took another sip of his brandy.
"And besides that Lieutenant from what I here our mister Park pressed fromer Governor Micha into the navy, made him a bloody able spacer no less, not even a midshipman." the Admiral laughed quietly as he saw the look on the young womans face. Since governor Micha saved his own *** while the rest of his colony burned he just happened to be dismissed as governor, and since he was already aboard Unrelenting he was a very convenient man to press into the navy....and it only took two Marines to drag him out of Park's quarters kicking and screaming to the able spacer's birth.

The young woman too began to laugh at the image of an Imperial noble being dragged down the corridors of a warship kicking, screaming and crying as he realized that he saved his *** only to be condemed to service in the navy on the very ship he was hoping to escape on.

"Well sir, I think it might make Gamma sector citizens proud to know that their young men and women were so willing to go into unbeleivable odds to protect their fellow citizens, no matter the cost to themselves." she sounded convinced but she was young and didn't necessarily understand the politics of ruling a sector of space that knew all too well they were the frontier of Imperial space.
"I'll consider it Lieutenant, but for now let me see what else you've got." The Admiral said as he took the other pLasti that she was handing him and took a look at the report's title.