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"I'll get back to <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Cross</strong>, the war games are going to start in a few hours. I love you."<br />
Those simple three words seemed to calm the First Guardian and she hugged Julie back just as<br />
fiercely.<br />
"I love you, too. Don't forget that."<br />
"I won't, First Guardian, I won't. Don't leave me though."<br />
"I swear."<br />
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Emily arched an eyebrow as she watched the maneuvers being displayed on the holo tank before<br />
her. The three dimensional display gave her a good understanding of what was happening near<br />
Earth's moon. It would have been even better had she dipped into the bond with her ship self, but<br />
she didn't need that level of detail. What was happening was fairly obvious.<br />
The ID tags, which floated <strong>by</strong> each of the red and blue dots, told her which ships were where,<br />
and what their relative status was. Each of the dots, which floated out towards the edge of the<br />
tank had tags, which blinked, indicating that they had been "destroyed" <strong>by</strong> enemy fire. Each side<br />
had made errors, some of them costly, but the results of this engagement had been clear from<br />
early on.<br />
Angwar nodded towards the tank, sporting a definite smirk.<br />
"That's that then."<br />
Emily folded her hands over her stomach, still watching the moving ID tags inside of the tank.<br />
She felt, not empty, but peaceful. The burning anger that had consumed her was, not gone, but<br />
muted. Banked and stored away. No longer threatening to consume her in a blaze of directionless<br />
rage.<br />
"Hmm."<br />
Nicholas and Darrien were standing near<strong>by</strong>, Nicholas as always fidgeting as he watched, while<br />
Darrien stood, impassive as a mountain. Mira leaned forward and nodded, the old, white-haired<br />
Guardian nodding in agreement.<br />
"He's right, First Guardian. Agressor team has them on the run. At best, Defense isn't going to be<br />
able to do more than inflict forty percent casualties. I think I like your Julie's way of doing<br />
things."<br />
Emily glanced with amusement at the other Tiri Guardians. None of the older Guardians had<br />
taken part in the war games. This was a test of the human Guardians and their crews. Some of
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