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head immediately down the path of the Exodus fleet. Our initial
jumps will take us outside of Clan-inhabited space, but not im-
mediately towards the Inner Sphere. We will take our time and
work our way around Clan-space and eventually back to the Inner
Sphere, but we will be behind any clan-force looking for us.тАЭ As
if to emphasize her points, she activated the holographic display
and showed the intended route that her Wolverines would take.
тАЬAre you sure?тАЭ
A quick nod answered the question. тАЬNicholas will mobilize
quickly, he has to as soon as he realizes we are on the prowl. This
will be an affront to his leadership of the Clans. You are right, he is
no fool. He will set off in pursuit of us back to the Inner Sphere. He
cannot risk us reaching the Inner Sphere and telling them what the
Clans represent or their precise location. What he does not realize
is that we will be moving behind him, slower, more carefully. Our
first goal is to reach the world listed on the Exodus star charts as
тАШBarbados.тАЩтАЭ The light on the holographic display twinkled almost
halfway back on the original Exodus fleet trail back to the Inner
Sphere.
тАЬWhy there?тАЭ
тАЬWe do not have the time to plan and supply for the entire voy-
age back. Unlike when we first came from the Inner Sphere, we
do not need colonization supplies. We will need food and water.
Barbados was found by the Exodus fleet. It had ample fresh water
and a wide range of edible native plant life, including several ani-
mals that could be used for food. We have to go to Barbados and
re-supply enough for us to complete the journey back to the Inner
Sphere. Nicholas and his fleet will be far in front of us, thinking
they are hot on our tails.тАЭ
тАЬWhere will we go upon our return?тАЭ
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McEvedy paused, her mouth slightly open. тАЬI do not know,
Franklin. We have only a limited amount of information as to what
has unfolded since the SLDF pulled out on the Exodus. We recov-
ered a stray jumpship from the Rim Worlds, but it offers only a
vague idea of the wars that have erupted there. The Inner Sphere
may not have changed at all, or it could be like the Pentagon
worlds became before we liberated them. Jerome Blake may have
been able to preserve some of what had been the LeagueтАФwe
simply do not know for sure. General Kerensky and Nicholas both
believed that war was inevitable. From what I saw during action
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in the Pentagon Civil Wars, a total war on the scale they predicted
would leave entire worlds left asunder. Realistically though, none