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The Aurora Legion’s one hundred eighty two personnel, combat, command, and support staff included, were sent off with the three hundred and sixty eight Revolutionary League volunteers to go to Halmaluce. You held a brief meeting with the Captain of the Legion beforehand, to make sure he was on the right track. Donomo Alga was not a brutal minded warrior- if anything, he was the opposite, and he could be trusted not to make an unnecessary scene. The Aurora Legion in general might have been just as Revolutionarily motivated as the Leagues were, and perhaps even more knowledgeable on the fact, as philosophy was an important part of drill as well. Your troops knew Ange, Doumer, and Marevetro (The authors of the basis of Utopianism, the dialogue of its ideal structure compared to contemporary corruption, and the analysis of economy and what bound it and directed it, respectively) as well as they knew their weapons. Perhaps the Aurora Legion was not as large as it could be, but it could not be said to be a cynical formation for that.
“<span class="mu-i">Signore</span> Bonaventura,” the dusky Sea Vitelian, Alga, saluted as he entered your office before the deployment had occured. “Our platoons are boarded on the ferries, as is all of our equipment. I’ll be boarding a seaplane courier the moment our meeting is finished.”
“Nothing new to report, then?” You asked, “Have you been to Halmaluce before, Captain?”
“I have not, but a few of the men have,” he said, “Besides. We aren’t going to cause trouble, are we?”
“I should hope not. But the Revolutionary Leagues may need your help.”
“We will be ready for anything.”
“One more thing,” you looked over the Aurora Legion’s documents another time, “What are these…acquisitions? I certainly didn’t procure them.”
“Ah, ha,” Alga said sheepishly, “They were…a dowry?”
“An Emrean Cannon Zephyr model of 1910 tank was a dowry?” This would be an interesting story.
“Some Feallinnese drove them out and got them stuck in our territory. The locals stole them and gave them to us for our good behavior. They thought we would protect them with them. And we did, for a time. One of the Kallean’s wives knows her way around it.”
“Was it her dowry?”
“Ah, no, one of the NCOs bagged a Holherezhi outrider woman.”
“…You know what? Good.” You put the page away. “I’ll hardly complain about the bargain.” For some reason, Alga seemed to think he was expecting a dressing down, and he loosened his shoulders. “Just remember. This won’t be a holiday, like some people thought Holherezh was. There won’t be any language barrier, but <span class="mu-i">Segrete Famiglie</span> won’t ever try and fight a force like you head on. Practice the utmost care. Leave the stupid mistakes to the Revolutionary League, and if you can, stop them from making them too. Anybody who gives you trouble, tell them you answer directly to me.”
“Yes, <span class="mu-i">signore</span>.”
