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tied. I couldn't relieve Lavett of command or send him back to Eden without him disobeying my orders and then it would be too late. And the six-month resupply squadron due in a month wouldn't help, since the Saker and the Merlin wouldn't rotate for at least one year.
    This time, he wasn't content to send me a letter of protest. He wanted a face-to-face meeting. If I had more experience, I might know how to handle this, but I didn't.
    
    
    
    I shuttered at the thought. Blackstone and his friend Owin had wanted me dead. Eventually they caught me alone and almost succeeded. Hate clouded people's minds and justified everything.
    
     I had to laugh at Thalia's image of me with two shard guns in holsters strapped to my legs, a buzz stick in each hand, a military grade rifle hanging from my shoulder, and a knife between my teeth.
    "Ma'am, Captain Lavett's shuttle is approaching. It's an army combat shuttle," Commander Lahar, the Radar officer, said frowning at the optical display.
    "Weapons systems?"
    "None showing. He probably believes the clans are going to attack him in transit," Commander Marken, the weapon's officer, said with a grin. "Sorry, ma'am."
    "The docking sergeant reports only Captain Lavett, his aid, and another Lieutenant departed the shuttle," Gelman said. "The XO is escorting them to your briefing room."
    Only the space gods knew what Lavett thought he could accomplish. He couldn't overrule me, and I doubted he thought he could change my mind. He probably had a written protest, which he planned to issue in person and threaten to send to SAS headquarters. And, of course, I would have to respond in writing—more paperwork.
     I felt no amusement.
     I quipped but knew she was right. Lavett's hostility towards the clans had been more obvious each time we met. Rumors suggested he made his feeling clear with his subordinates. Just then, Varisko entered followed by Lavett and his two companions.
     Thalia had me rising from my seat before the thought finished.
    "Scorpions!" I said, but too late. Lavett had a shard gun pointing at me, and his aide had one to Varisko's head. The Lieutenant had a military grade weapon pointing in the direction of my two scorpion guards. "Stand down, Scorpions. Drop your weapons." I knew they would die fighting to save me, but Lavett didn't seem like he wanted to kill any of us—his mistake.
     I sent via Thalia to r-Arawn on the Bridge, which was less than ten meters down the hall.
    "Lieutenant, signal the shuttle," Lavett said, smiling. "Captain Reese, I'm relieving you of command for being in league with the raiders to overthrow the SAS. Wasps are in the process of securing the Lynx, and the Saker is in position to fire on the Lynx should your weapon systems go on line."
     r-Arawn to Thalia.
    "Captain, the wasps report they can't gain access to the Bridge. It's sealed. And Scorpions are advancing throughout the ship," Lavett's aide said.
    "Tell the Bridge, I'll kill the Captain if they don't unseal the door."
    
    "Even if your Scorpions interfere with the Wasps, I still have you, and the Saker has your Riss-human and the Riss under guard. You can't board the ship without using your missiles, which will kill hundreds of innocent navy and army personnel. Corbitt won't attempt to help you. He knows you’re a traitor, but he's just too scared to do anything without permission. And I'll order Waldel to kill your monsters one at a time until you surrender the Lynx. And if you don't care about us killing them, I wonder