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but I don’t think we need it because I believe those who can, will come forward. Men and women aged between sixteen and sixty, and who are physically fit, come forward. Volunteer to fight beside us, because without you, none of us have a future. What will it be? Keep ducking your duty as a human being, or fight for your future and the future of us all? All those who are able and willing, be sure to notify the captain of whichever vessel you are stationed on, or report to the recruit training camp on Ony. That’s all.”
    The transmission stopped, and Lasure appeared before him once again.
    “You said you wanted conscription, but you just asked for more volunteers? You know how many times we have done that since we have been here?”
    “I don’t want anyone who has been forced into it. I want every man and woman to be a volunteer, and to have a full comprehension of why they are coming forward. If they cannot understand how desperate these times are, then they are no good to us.”
    “I fail to see how we’ll get any more volunteers coming forward than before,” replied Lasure.
    “I think he might just have done it,” added White.
    Lasure turned away for a moment as he received a message and slowly looked back to Taylor. His expression had changed entirely, and whatever he had to say was clearly important.
    “What is it, Admiral?”
    “We’ve just received intel on a possible location for Erdogan.”
    Taylor’s face suddenly turned to immense concentration.
    “Where? Give me everything you have got, right now,” he demanded.
    “We need to give this some serious thought, Colonel.”
    “Just give me what you’ve got!”
    Lasure was stunned and a little intimidated.
    “This is the number one priority of the human race, Admiral! Send me everything you have, right now. I’ll start getting some teams together, and we’ll be en route within the hour.”
    “Colonel, we should…”
    “Just get me that information, Admiral!”
    With that, he turned and rushed out with Moye at his side, leaving White and Lasure to get on with it. Morris followed on after Taylor but knew better than to stand in his way.
    “Colonel, you have no idea what you’re getting yourself into.”
    “A chance to take down Erdogan? I don’t care how slim it is. That is all I need to know.”
    “Colonel, you have been going out there every day, all week. You’ve not been getting enough rest, and losing personnel and resources quicker than they can be replenished. Your luck only goes so far.”
    “Just far enough to end Erdogan’s life,” he replied and continued on at a rapid pace.
    Moye reached out and grabbed his arm, attempting to stop him in his tracks, but the power Taylor’s Reitech suit had allowed him to brush it off and leave Moye where he stood.
    “Colonel Taylor!” he yelled.
    Taylor sighed and finally stopped and turned back to the Major.
    “What do you want from me, Moye?”
    Moye took a deep breath before answering. “I want to see the Colonel Taylor I got to know. I came to trust you because you proved worthy. But you’re getting desperate. You’re running your people thin and hard, and taking unnecessary risks.”
    “Unnecessary? Not a single one of my actions has been unnecessary. And I will not stop until I have done what needs to be done.”
    “Even if it costs the lives of everyone you know. Even if it costs your own life?”
    “Taylor didn’t respond for a moment but then shrugged, as if to admit that it was an acceptable situation.
    “You’ve lost yourself, Colonel. Too caught up in revenge to see clearly.”
    “Yeah, or maybe now I’ve finally got the focus to get the job done.”
    He turned and strode onwards. It wasn’t long before he stepped into a mess hall where he knew he’d find his people getting some chow.
    “Colonel?” Silva asked, spotting Taylor enter.
    “Assemble the Regiment. We move out in twenty minutes.”
    “Silva was speechless for a moment, but he could see Taylor was