Unfinished Business
" That is a terrible plan," Flora murmured, arms crossed as she surveyed the chart in front of her." You realize if we shoot troops through the eastern corridor, they'll be boxed in from both sides?"
Lieutenant Ramos soughed, rubbing his temples." It's the fastest route, Captain. Speed is everything."
" It's a suicide run," she shot back." They'll be sitting ducks. We reroute through the northern passage, hit them from an angle they will not anticipate."
Ramos dithered." It will take longer."
" It will keep them alive." Her tone left little room for argument.
The tent was thick with pressure as the other officers changed ganders. Flora could feel the weight of their gapes. A many months agone, they might have misdoubted her. Not presently.
A throat cleared from t
