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Line 8: In early [[2488]], a Loki team infiltrated a Lyran trading caravan so they could slip across the [[Draconis Combine]] border to reach the major [[DCMS]] staging world of [[Vega]]. Once there the team was to perform a series of disrupting raids against military forces based on the planet before being picked up a year later by another passing Lyran caravan. Normally such a risky and dangerous plan required the approval of the Archon, but the LIC felt the indecisive Archon would not fully understand the full complexities of the mission and made the fateful choice to proceed without telling him. In early [[2488]], a Loki team infiltrated a Lyran trading caravan so they could slip across the [[Draconis Combine]] border to reach the major [[DCMS]] staging world of [[Vega]]. Once there the team was to perform a series of disrupting raids against military forces based on the planet before being picked up a year later by another passing Lyran caravan. Normally such a risky and dangerous plan required the approval of the Archon, but the LIC felt the indecisive Archon would not fully understand the full complexities of the mission and made the fateful choice to proceed without telling him. − The plan went smoothly until a botched attempt to hit the Fuson Air Base which resulted in the capture of the Loki commander and six of his troops. Instead of executing the commandos as his superiors wanted, the Kurita nobleman in command of the planet so admired their daring that he chose to ransom them back to the Commonwealth, sending his offer directly to a totally unsuspecting Archon. + The plan went smoothly until a botched attempt to hit the Fuson Air Base which resulted in the capture of the Loki commander and six of his troops. Instead of executing the commandos as his superiors wanted, the Kurita nobleman in command of the planet so admired their daring that he chose to ransom them back to the Commonwealth, sending his offer directly to a totally unaware Archon. The now horrified Steven was torn between his concern for the lives of the Loki agents and his fear that ransoming them would publicly reveal the existence of the unit and the fact that its terrorist activities were officially sanctioned. Exposure would damage the high ideals he'd professed to uphold, including his commitment to protect the life of every Commonwealth citizen from internal and external threats which made the existence of Loki necessary. His delay allowed the story to leak out anyway and polls taken after the revelation showed the public surprisingly backed the existence of the unit. The now horrified Steven was torn between his concern for the lives of the Loki agents and his fear that ransoming them would publicly reveal the existence of the unit and the fact that its terrorist activities were officially sanctioned. Exposure would damage the high ideals he'd professed to uphold, including his commitment to protect the life of every Commonwealth citizen from internal and external threats which made the existence of Loki necessary. His delay allowed the story to leak out anyway and polls taken after the revelation showed the public surprisingly backed the existence of the unit.
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In early [[2488]], a Loki team infiltrated a Lyran trading caravan so they could slip across the [[Draconis Combine]] border to reach the major [[DCMS]] staging world of [[Vega]]. Once there the team was to perform a series of disrupting raids against military forces based on the planet before being picked up a year later by another passing Lyran caravan. Normally such a risky and dangerous plan required the approval of the Archon, but the LIC felt the indecisive Archon would not fully understand the full complexities of the mission and made the fateful choice to proceed without telling him. | In early [[2488]], a Loki team infiltrated a Lyran trading caravan so they could slip across the [[Draconis Combine]] border to reach the major [[DCMS]] staging world of [[Vega]]. Once there the team was to perform a series of disrupting raids against military forces based on the planet before being picked up a year later by another passing Lyran caravan. Normally such a risky and dangerous plan required the approval of the Archon, but the LIC felt the indecisive Archon would not fully understand the full complexities of the mission and made the fateful choice to proceed without telling him. | ||
| − | The plan went smoothly until a botched attempt to hit the Fuson Air Base which resulted in the capture of the Loki commander and six of his troops. Instead of executing the commandos as his superiors wanted, the Kurita nobleman in command of the planet so admired their daring that he chose to ransom them back to the Commonwealth, sending his offer directly to a totally | + | The plan went smoothly until a botched attempt to hit the Fuson Air Base which resulted in the capture of the Loki commander and six of his troops. Instead of executing the commandos as his superiors wanted, the Kurita nobleman in command of the planet so admired their daring that he chose to ransom them back to the Commonwealth, sending his offer directly to a totally unaware Archon. |
The now horrified Steven was torn between his concern for the lives of the Loki agents and his fear that ransoming them would publicly reveal the existence of the unit and the fact that its terrorist activities were officially sanctioned. Exposure would damage the high ideals he'd professed to uphold, including his commitment to protect the life of every Commonwealth citizen from internal and external threats which made the existence of Loki necessary. His delay allowed the story to leak out anyway and polls taken after the revelation showed the public surprisingly backed the existence of the unit. | The now horrified Steven was torn between his concern for the lives of the Loki agents and his fear that ransoming them would publicly reveal the existence of the unit and the fact that its terrorist activities were officially sanctioned. Exposure would damage the high ideals he'd professed to uphold, including his commitment to protect the life of every Commonwealth citizen from internal and external threats which made the existence of Loki necessary. His delay allowed the story to leak out anyway and polls taken after the revelation showed the public surprisingly backed the existence of the unit. | ||