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Line 21: Withdrawing to [[Scheat]], the remaining Daggers struggle to repair their machines. [[Captain]] [[Alaya Addison]], promoted to take over the second company, finds she has a problem with [[Lieutenant]] [[Morgan Falk]], the head of her fire [[lance]]. In an unexpected outburst, Falk claims that he cannot take combat orders from a woman. Withdrawing to [[Scheat]], the remaining Daggers struggle to repair their machines. [[Captain]] [[Alaya Addison]], promoted to take over the second company, finds she has a problem with [[Lieutenant]] [[Morgan Falk]], the head of her fire [[lance]]. In an unexpected outburst, Falk claims that he cannot take combat orders from a woman. − When Addison brings her concerns about Falk to the Daggers' commanding officer, she is told in no uncertain terms that Falk will ''not'' be relieved of his post. The unit needs every [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] it can muster. + When Addison brings her concerns about Falk to the Daggers’ commanding officer, she is told in no uncertain terms that Falk will ''not'' be relieved of his post. The unit needs every [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] it can muster. Shortly after that, a [[House Davion|Davion]] strike force lands on Scheat. The Daggers of Death are ordered to defend an industrial facility, even though their [[BattleMech]]s are still not fit for combat. Shortly after that, a [[House Davion|Davion]] strike force lands on Scheat. The Daggers of Death are ordered to defend an industrial facility, even though their [[BattleMech]]s are still not fit for combat. The mercenaries struggle to hold off a numerically superior force of 'Mechs, but their line starts to collapse under the pressure. Captain Addison, in a ''[[Thunderbolt]]'', is left behind as the unit falls back. She then comes under physical assault from a Davion ''[[Marauder]]''. The mercenaries struggle to hold off a numerically superior force of 'Mechs, but their line starts to collapse under the pressure. Captain Addison, in a ''[[Thunderbolt]]'', is left behind as the unit falls back. She then comes under physical assault from a Davion ''[[Marauder]]''. − As her 'Mech is knocked to the ground, Addison receives help from an unexpected source: Lieutenant Falk's ''[[Griffin]]'' charges the ''Marauder'' and takes it on in close combat. Falk sacrifices himself to save Addison: he seizes the ''Marauder'' in a death grip as his remaining ammunition starts to detonate. Both machines are destroyed in the explosion. + As her 'Mech is knocked to the ground, Addison receives help from an unexpected source: Lieutenant Falk’s ''[[Griffin]]'' charges the ''Marauder'' and takes it on in close combat. Falk sacrifices himself to save Addison: he seizes the ''Marauder'' in a death grip as his remaining ammunition starts to detonate. Both machines are destroyed in the explosion. − In the aftermath of the Davion retreat, Alaya Addison makes a discovery. What she took as some kind of misogyny from Morgan Falk was in fact a cultural issue from his homeworld's history: it was a protective attitude towards females, a relic of the earliest days of colonization. + In the aftermath of the Davion retreat, Alaya Addison makes a discovery. What she took as some kind of misogyny from Morgan Falk was in fact a cultural issue from his homeworld’s history: it was a protective attitude towards females, a relic of the earliest days of colonization. − The story concludes with Addison reflecting on Falk's “archaic” and “irrelevant” values, which have no place in the modern day… not after so many years of incessant warfare.<ref>''BattleTechnology'' 0102, pp. 26-33, "A Dagger's Death".</ref> + The story concludes with Addison reflecting on Falk’s “archaic” and “irrelevant” values, which have no place in the modern day… not after so many years of incessant warfare.<ref>''BattleTechnology'' 0102, pp. 26-33, "A Dagger’s Death".</ref> ==Featured Places== ==Featured Places== Line 45:
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Withdrawing to [[Scheat]], the remaining Daggers struggle to repair their machines. [[Captain]] [[Alaya Addison]], promoted to take over the second company, finds she has a problem with [[Lieutenant]] [[Morgan Falk]], the head of her fire [[lance]]. In an unexpected outburst, Falk claims that he cannot take combat orders from a woman. | Withdrawing to [[Scheat]], the remaining Daggers struggle to repair their machines. [[Captain]] [[Alaya Addison]], promoted to take over the second company, finds she has a problem with [[Lieutenant]] [[Morgan Falk]], the head of her fire [[lance]]. In an unexpected outburst, Falk claims that he cannot take combat orders from a woman. | ||
| − | When Addison brings her concerns about Falk to the | + | When Addison brings her concerns about Falk to the Daggers’ commanding officer, she is told in no uncertain terms that Falk will ''not'' be relieved of his post. The unit needs every [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] it can muster. |
Shortly after that, a [[House Davion|Davion]] strike force lands on Scheat. The Daggers of Death are ordered to defend an industrial facility, even though their [[BattleMech]]s are still not fit for combat. | Shortly after that, a [[House Davion|Davion]] strike force lands on Scheat. The Daggers of Death are ordered to defend an industrial facility, even though their [[BattleMech]]s are still not fit for combat. | ||
The mercenaries struggle to hold off a numerically superior force of 'Mechs, but their line starts to collapse under the pressure. Captain Addison, in a ''[[Thunderbolt]]'', is left behind as the unit falls back. She then comes under physical assault from a Davion ''[[Marauder]]''. | The mercenaries struggle to hold off a numerically superior force of 'Mechs, but their line starts to collapse under the pressure. Captain Addison, in a ''[[Thunderbolt]]'', is left behind as the unit falls back. She then comes under physical assault from a Davion ''[[Marauder]]''. | ||
| − | As her 'Mech is knocked to the ground, Addison receives help from an unexpected source: Lieutenant | + | As her 'Mech is knocked to the ground, Addison receives help from an unexpected source: Lieutenant Falk’s ''[[Griffin]]'' charges the ''Marauder'' and takes it on in close combat. Falk sacrifices himself to save Addison: he seizes the ''Marauder'' in a death grip as his remaining ammunition starts to detonate. Both machines are destroyed in the explosion. |
| − | In the aftermath of the Davion retreat, Alaya Addison makes a discovery. What she took as some kind of misogyny from Morgan Falk was in fact a cultural issue from his | + | In the aftermath of the Davion retreat, Alaya Addison makes a discovery. What she took as some kind of misogyny from Morgan Falk was in fact a cultural issue from his homeworld’s history: it was a protective attitude towards females, a relic of the earliest days of colonization. |
| − | The story concludes with Addison reflecting on | + | The story concludes with Addison reflecting on Falk’s “archaic” and “irrelevant” values, which have no place in the modern day… not after so many years of incessant warfare.<ref>''BattleTechnology'' 0102, pp. 26-33, "A Dagger’s Death".</ref> |
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<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | [[Category:Short Stories | + | [[Category:Short Stories]] |
| − | [[Category:Works by William H. Keith, Jr. | + | [[Category:Works by William H. Keith, Jr.]] |