17-05 (Patreon)

Lemuel's never forgotten the ferocity and the gross suicidal stupidity he saw in those driven by the Etalarche curse. He understands and appreciates it better than his CO here, but doesn't have much hope of convincing him of it. The Ssaelit and Soud (blonde caste) are in some dire straits at home. This whole mission was meant to salve some of that, but it looks like it may make it even worse.

Blame Ricker! You can also blame poor communication between two begrudgingly allied parties that don't trust each other enough to fully share their intelligence. But we'll get into that later.