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Line 33: == Plot Summary == == Plot Summary == − [[AFFC]] [[Field Marshal]] [[Brandal Gareth]] feels the [[Federated Commonwealth]] is crumbling. He has taken [[Daniel Brewer]], scion of [[House Brewer]] and heir to the Duchy controlling [[Hesperus II]], under his wing since the boy was twelve years old, has gained his trust and has begun isolating him from his family, arranging a few convenient deaths in the process. With Daniel now holding the title of Duke, Gareth is the de facto ruler of Hesperus II and has set plans in motion with his coconspirators to carve his own empire out of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] portion of the Federated Commonwealth—a plan called [[Operation EXCALIBUR|Operation Excalibur]]. The Gray Death Legion, fanatically loyal to [[House Steiner]] and granted a landhold on [[Glengarry]], stands in the way of his plans and that is why he set up the Legion for failure in their contract on [[Caledonia]]—leading the Legion to side with the rebels on Caledonia and defeating Gareth's [[Third Davion Guards]] in the process, while Grayson Carlyle himself was heavily wounded in an assassination attempt (the events from the earlier novel, ''Tactics of Duty''). + [[AFFC]] [[Field Marshal]] [[Brandal Gareth]] feels the [[Federated Commonwealth]] is crumbling. He has taken [[Daniel Brewer]], scion of [[House Brewer]] and heir to the Duchy controlling [[Hesperus II]], under his wing since the boy was twelve years old, has gained his trust and has begun isolating him from his family, arranging a few convenient deaths in the process. With Daniel now holding the title of Duke, Gareth is the de facto ruler of Hesperus II and has set plans in motion with his co-conspirators to carve his own empire out of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] portion of the Federated Commonwealth—a plan called [[Operation EXCALIBUR|Operation Excalibur]]. The Gray Death Legion, fanatically loyal to [[House Steiner]] and granted a landhold on [[Glengarry]], stands in the way of his plans and that is why he set up the Legion for failure in their contract on [[Caledonia]]—leading the Legion to side with the rebels on Caledonia and defeating Gareth's [[Third Davion Guards]] in the process, while Grayson Carlyle himself was heavily wounded in an assassination attempt (the events from the earlier novel, ''Tactics of Duty''). Using the events on Caledonia as a pretext, Gareth moves strong forces under his command against the Legion remnant on Glengarry and demands their surrender. However, [[Lori Kalmar-Carlyle]] mounts an effective defense and sends a message to the Legion's third battalion at Caledonia. Realizing that they have been set up and that their landhold is endangered, [[Davis McCall]] and [[Alexander Carlyle]] move third battalion (with the wounded Grayson Carlyle in cryostasis) back in all haste, enlisting the free trader ''[[Caliban (Individual Merchant-class JumpShip)|Caliban]]'' to quickly bring them to a [[pirate jump point]] in the Glengarry system. Their timely arrival leads to the retreat of Gareth's forces. Using the events on Caledonia as a pretext, Gareth moves strong forces under his command against the Legion remnant on Glengarry and demands their surrender. However, [[Lori Kalmar-Carlyle]] mounts an effective defense and sends a message to the Legion's third battalion at Caledonia. Realizing that they have been set up and that their landhold is endangered, [[Davis McCall]] and [[Alexander Carlyle]] move third battalion (with the wounded Grayson Carlyle in cryostasis) back in all haste, enlisting the free trader ''[[Caliban (Individual Merchant-class JumpShip)|Caliban]]'' to quickly bring them to a [[pirate jump point]] in the Glengarry system. Their timely arrival leads to the retreat of Gareth's forces.
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| − | [[AFFC]] [[Field Marshal]] [[Brandal Gareth]] feels the [[Federated Commonwealth]] is crumbling. He has taken [[Daniel Brewer]], scion of [[House Brewer]] and heir to the Duchy controlling [[Hesperus II]], under his wing since the boy was twelve years old, has gained his trust and has begun isolating him from his family, arranging a few convenient deaths in the process. With Daniel now holding the title of Duke, Gareth is the de facto ruler of Hesperus II and has set plans in motion with his | + | [[AFFC]] [[Field Marshal]] [[Brandal Gareth]] feels the [[Federated Commonwealth]] is crumbling. He has taken [[Daniel Brewer]], scion of [[House Brewer]] and heir to the Duchy controlling [[Hesperus II]], under his wing since the boy was twelve years old, has gained his trust and has begun isolating him from his family, arranging a few convenient deaths in the process. With Daniel now holding the title of Duke, Gareth is the de facto ruler of Hesperus II and has set plans in motion with his co-conspirators to carve his own empire out of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] portion of the Federated Commonwealth—a plan called [[Operation EXCALIBUR|Operation Excalibur]]. The Gray Death Legion, fanatically loyal to [[House Steiner]] and granted a landhold on [[Glengarry]], stands in the way of his plans and that is why he set up the Legion for failure in their contract on [[Caledonia]]—leading the Legion to side with the rebels on Caledonia and defeating Gareth's [[Third Davion Guards]] in the process, while Grayson Carlyle himself was heavily wounded in an assassination attempt (the events from the earlier novel, ''Tactics of Duty''). |
Using the events on Caledonia as a pretext, Gareth moves strong forces under his command against the Legion remnant on Glengarry and demands their surrender. However, [[Lori Kalmar-Carlyle]] mounts an effective defense and sends a message to the Legion's third battalion at Caledonia. Realizing that they have been set up and that their landhold is endangered, [[Davis McCall]] and [[Alexander Carlyle]] move third battalion (with the wounded Grayson Carlyle in cryostasis) back in all haste, enlisting the free trader ''[[Caliban (Individual Merchant-class JumpShip)|Caliban]]'' to quickly bring them to a [[pirate jump point]] in the Glengarry system. Their timely arrival leads to the retreat of Gareth's forces. | Using the events on Caledonia as a pretext, Gareth moves strong forces under his command against the Legion remnant on Glengarry and demands their surrender. However, [[Lori Kalmar-Carlyle]] mounts an effective defense and sends a message to the Legion's third battalion at Caledonia. Realizing that they have been set up and that their landhold is endangered, [[Davis McCall]] and [[Alexander Carlyle]] move third battalion (with the wounded Grayson Carlyle in cryostasis) back in all haste, enlisting the free trader ''[[Caliban (Individual Merchant-class JumpShip)|Caliban]]'' to quickly bring them to a [[pirate jump point]] in the Glengarry system. Their timely arrival leads to the retreat of Gareth's forces. | ||