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Just hold it together.
Dressed in her immaculate blue uniform, Ryker stood before the entire 32nd Tizona Squadron. The Star Runners formed into a square in the main hangar bay. The 7th Tarnex and 12th Lobera flanked the Tizona Squadron, standing in a crisp formation. Captain Lord stood at attention in front of his Tarnex Star Runners while Captain Lo “Hound” Talad led Lobera. Four caskets, two draped in Tizona banners and two in Lobera, lined the hangar ready to be placed in the airlock.
It was the first time she had worn her dress uniform since her promotion to Captain, but she would have preferred to keep the uniform sealed in her quarters.
In the twenty hours since Austin’s death, the Formidable had pulled back from the Fringe and away from any impending marauder attacks. Major B
