*** Admiral's Bridge, EAS Hermes, Outside the R'veras System ***
"I know its not desirable to leave people there to die but it is
necessary. As a former ship Captain you know it's sometimes necessary
to sacrifice a crewman to save the ship. As a General it's worse you
have to bear the burden of responsibility for not just one ship but
many and plan not just for the coming battle, but for the one after
that and the one after that. Beyond that I have not just the lives of
the people in the fleet riding on this but the lives of the twelve
billion citizens of the Alliance on my shoulders. As the great
Athenian General Alcibiades once said 'I follow a goddess and her name
is Necessity'. Hate me if you must Captain, have the families of
those people sue me and the entire Alliance but there will be no
rescue mission." Viktor said forcibly his all green eyes boring into
the Starfleet Officer in front of him.
The Starfleet captain did not flinch. "As a Starfleet Captain I have learned to expect the unexpected. You may not think highly of Starfleet Officers, General, but we are a resourceful bunch. I believe they may yet survive." Chisulo replied. "I will wait until the conclusion of this operation to write any letters of condolence. Now, is there anything I can help you with in preparation for the battle that awaits us?"
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