It had only been a few days since his promotion and all the drama at the ‘formal dance’. As much as he wanted to spiral and had in the past, he was too grown for that now. He was an Imperial Commander and he didn’t have the luxury of spending days moping around. Altair threw himself back into work the very next day, pushing all thoughts of his personal life aside for now. One of his first duties was to discipline Imperials that had openly disobeyed orders. He was also asked to bring a platoon of men with him.
The tiefling was already in a bad mood, and he wasn’t looking forward to dealing with unruly soldiers. His ship touched down and he strode down the ramp in his new uniform that proudly displayed his rank. Imperials saluted him as he walked and he returned them as he walked past. He made his way over to the Imperial base camp set up on the outskirts of what appeared to be a village.
There was a Captain waiting to greet him, the man promptly saluting him as Altair appeared.
“What’s the situation?” Altair asked curtly as he drew out a datapad.
“Sir, the 87th Detachment platoon and Lt. Kolvers have refused to execute orders decreed by Darth Trelain.”
“What were the orders?”
“Sir the ISB had reports of a Resistance spy located in the village of Sarva,” the Captain explained, “The soldiers were tasked with executing civilians in the village to maximize the chances of eliminating the threat.”
Altair’s jaw tightened as he grit his teeth, “What is the population?”
“Approximately 600, sir,” The Captain said, “The Warden stressed that time was of the essence in eliminating the threat so she suggested that civilian casualty would either cause the spy to come out or someone else would give them up. However, the platoon has flatly refused to carry out the orders.”
The tiefling’s nostrils flared as he thought about this, his helmet hiding his expression.
“I was asked to bring the 100th with me because Trelain has ordered the 87th to be executed,” Altair stated flatly, connecting the dots right then.
“Correct,” The Captain confirmed, “She wanted you to oversee the execution and for the 100th to witness it as well….to encourage them to follow through on the order.”
@Phoenix