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CHYOA Guru
The transfer goes ahead swimmingly, with all the captives secreted in various Order black sites. Heading to the admiralty building, a large monolith not far from the palace complex, Elena is made to wait for a good while, before being invited into an office filled with a few grey bearded admirals in full unforms and regalia. One, a mustachioed man, smiles at her. "Congratulations on your recent victory. Well done. How may we help you?"
Elena smiled politely and greeted the... old fossils. She truly did not respect the men, if she needed to fix their problems, but she made sure not to show any of that - she was not here to make enemies. She tightened her defenses, and started.
"Thank you." She bowed her head lightly. "In the curse of the campaign, the 3rd fleet not only succeeded in battle but also managed to take the forces twice as big as them and capture a dreadnought. I come here to ask, two questions. First, why the fleet was refused, their earned rewards - the triumph, that would serve not only to honour the fleet but show the citizens of the Empire that we are still strong... as well our enemies... My second question, admirals, as an advisor of the Emperor - his hand, I need to know, what happened, that such a situation even occurred? Why was my intervention necessary? What happened, that the Admiralty had made no move to rectify the situation and repel the intrusion on our borders?" She asked, with a concerned voice, in reality, putting the men in the corner...
