Ride the Rising Tide (The Maxwell Saga)
“It gleamed as it lay on its cushion of red velvet in the open medal box. Its ribbon bore three stripes of equal width, the outer ones deep blue and the central stripe silver. A bronze letter ‘C’ was pinned to it.
Steve looked at it for a long moment, then sighed as he closed the box. His mentor and father–figure had also earned a Lancastrian Cross for his courage, one grade higher than Steve’s — gold rather than silver; but his award had been posthumous. He wondered whether he’d ever be abl...e to remember Vince Cardle without pain. I’d give up this medal in a heartbeat, and all my hopes for the future, if that’d only bring back the Bosun, he thought to himself… then shook his head. Snap out of it, you idiot! Vince knew the risks when we took on those pirates. He lived his life to the full, and when the time came he died a hero’s death. That’s more than most people in the settled galaxy can claim! He’d be the first to tell you to stop moping and get on with your life!MoreLess
Steve looked at it for a long moment, then sighed as he closed the box. His mentor and father–figure had also earned a Lancastrian Cross for his courage, one grade higher than Steve’s — gold rather than silver; but his award had been posthumous. He wondered whether he’d ever be abl...e to remember Vince Cardle without pain. I’d give up this medal in a heartbeat, and all my hopes for the future, if that’d only bring back the Bosun, he thought to himself… then shook his head. Snap out of it, you idiot! Vince knew the risks when we took on those pirates. He lived his life to the full, and when the time came he died a hero’s death. That’s more than most people in the settled galaxy can claim! He’d be the first to tell you to stop moping and get on with your life!MoreLess
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