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contacted her and had given her both warning and rules of en-
gagement. Reinforcements had arrived, and her work had been
stepped up from simple inventorying of the Brian Cache to re-
moval of the goods that were inside. тАЬYou are authorized to ignore
our normal rules and conditions for Combat Trials,тАЭ Franklin had
told her. She had heard the words but at the same time had cursed
them. Total war was an ugly thing. The rules regarding Trials had
removed some of that horror. Now her Khans were unleashing her
from their restrictions.
Damn them all.
Her own long-range sensors picked up the mag readings of mul-
tiple BattleMechs closing on her position. She switched to tie in
communications and read their IFF transponders. It was a mix
of Clan forces. Jade FalconsтАФno surprise there, given their loss
of the bunker earlier. There was a Ghost Bear contingent, a star
of тАЩMechs. The Wolves were there, and the Coyotes. The Steel
Vipers were present as well, though they only came with a pair of
BattleMechs. It was insulting on its own.
These were the forces that had won the Trials of Possession for
the Brian Cache. The only problem was that they had no right to it.
It was property of the Wolverines. Trish knew she had some advan-
tages in the fight. These were discreet Clan forces. They would not
be willing to coordinate their efforts. She could divide them easily
enough, since they would struggle to work together. Numerically,
the odds were even. She knew the terrain well enough, but the
Jade Falcons had scouted it and knew it as well.
The best edge she had was that she was not going to stand on
formality. The Khans had told her that she didnтАЩt have to, and she
wasnтАЩt going to. Trish had met with her Warriors and told them
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what was happening, told them that these Clans were going to
come. She told them that they were coming to rob the Wolverines.
They were behind her and behind Khan McEvedy. тАЬWe have in-
coming targets. I will attempt toтАжтАЭ she hesitated for a moment,
тАЬтАжnegotiate with them. If that does not work, I expect you all do to
what is right for your Clan.тАЭ
Negotiate? Negative. I want to lay waste to them. I hate having
responsibility.
Trish switched to the broadband channel. тАЬThis is Star Captain
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Trish Ebon of Clan Wolverine. Approaching force, identify yourself
and your intentions.тАЭ
After a moment, a deep voice came on. тАЬThis is Star Captain
Jacob Hall of Clan Ghost Bear. We represent the winners of Trials
of Possession for the contents of the Brian Cache you are occu-