Mother Love

[abugslife]

[News spread quickly in Unity Group. General Mukantagara, the leader of the Gebian attack force that caused so much damage to Sparta, turned out to be Hetepheres' daughter. Nobody knew... Up until the end, when Hetepheres killed her.]

[After the fight, the Gebian general can be found in her office, sitting behind the desk - the room is mostly dark, the light is not even on. Her terminal is, but she's not really looking at it - just staring somewhere with a distant gaze. Until someone enters or contacts her, at least.]

...Yes?

Comments

[abugslife]

I do not think I did anything that deserves thanks. I merely fulfilled my duty.

[keep_your_dignity]

PRECISELY. I AM THANKING YOU FOR BEING ABLE TO KEEP YOUR DUTY CLEAR EVEN IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT. I KNOW IT'S EASY TO LOSE IT WHEN SHIT GETS AS TOUGH AS THAT, AND IF YOU HAD THE ENTIRE MISSION WOULD HAVE BEEN JEOPARDIZED. ONE DEATH TO SAVE THOUSANDS. IT'S WHAT WE DO, NO MATTER HOW HARD.

[Inexpressive robot voice or not, that does sound like talking from shared experience]

[abugslife]

I do not wish for anyone else to have to make decisions like this. Or to make the same mistakes I made in the past.