1674, Kuat of Kuat's Fury
With a crash, an expensive sculpture was smashed viciously against the floor. Onana Kuat's roar could be heard throughout the command center. "I only want to know why Annaj Planet still hasn't been taken after all this time!!"
"Respected Kuat of Kuat, please calm your anger. Annaj Planet is the capital of the Modell Sector. The Separatists were certain to attach great importance to it, and it was only to be expected that they would resist stubbornly," a military adviser hastily explained.
"Importance? You swore to me that this was a complete surprise attack!! The Separatists would never have dreamed that our fleet would suddenly descend upon Annaj Planet! You idiots! If this was a surprise attack, then what have the Separatists been using to hold off my fleet for half a month?!" Onana Kuat did not care for explanations as she pointed at their faces and berated them.
Everyone looked at one another. No one could explain what exactly had happened.
Even Lila Blythex, who had now effectively become the second most important person at Kuat Drive Yards, sat in her chair with one leg crossed over the other, deep in thought. Her expression was equally unpleasant.
This campaign involved far too much, and she too yearned for a victory. As long as they could win, she—the person who had served as the link between Kuat Drive Yards and the Republic Navy, using that powerful bootlicker Dunn Vesex to bring about this epic expedition—would rise another step. It might even become possible for her to reach into the core of Kuat Drive Yards' power!
Yet now, the battle had dragged on and on. They had not even completed the first step of their strategic objective—capturing the Annaj system as a forward base!
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