Chapter Seventeen
June 7th, 2231, UTC Space Fleet Base Troy
Vice-Director Anno sat at the head of the massive conference room table with a pensive look on his face. Jia could hardly blame him for looking like he’d accidentally been given rare Zitark steaks at a dinner party. Erik and Jia might risk their lives, but they didn’t have to try to coordinate an entire UTC effort to defeat an enemy whose full forces and plans remained obscure.
After the Triton encounter debriefing, Anno had been scarce. He’d told everyone to stand by before abruptly summoning the bulk of the team for this meeting days later. It was unexpected since everyone had been about to go to a major training center on the base. The tankers and Tensen had performed well so far, but everyone appreciated that more time work
