“Academy training was supposed to prepare you for it - the departure, the adjustment - but it didn’t do the whole job. Everyone knew the war raged on there, and that he was a very small part of Freeground’s final, all-or-nothing push to win a war that had cost too much in lives and resources. That ship, the Courser, was going to be his home for a long time if the war continued to draw on. Past the boarding ramp, he could see the thick, battered hull. There were signs of repair all across its thr...ee-quarter kilometre length, and seeing some of that up close was as daunting as it was amazing. He’d seen big ships up close before, but this was a war ship, with rail cannons so big he could walk through one of their barrels without crouching. His father noticed him staring open-mouthed and Jonas caught him smiling. “Sorry, first time I’ve seen it this close up,” Jonas said. His father waved his comment off mildly with a calloused hand. “This trip will change you.” Other recruits in tan and grey moved up the boarding ramp past them, all carrying everything they would depend on in a backpack and a case.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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