To be fair, Jaeger Sobeck wasn't the sort to grow tired of the new and chase after the next shiny thing. He was just an ordinary man, like everyone else, who found it easy to go from simple tastes to luxury. Put plainly, now that he had a battlecruiser—a big sister with curves in all the right places—who would want those green, flat-chested cruiser girls?
Of course, he doted on his new ship, and before long he'd left the Blizzard behind like an old flame. These days, he might as well have been rotting in the commander's chair on the bridge.
...The battlecruiser Rabbit had been designed with flagship duties in mind. She had a dedicated commander's quarters and command station, both lavishly decorated, and her accommodations were top-notch.
But having a new ship and then being ordered by Queen Soluka to pilot it personally on a reconnaissance mission in front of the enemy was a whole different matter.
At that moment, the Empire's 374 warships, commanded by the two Titans Dawn Angel and Vulcan Airan, had all arrived in the DL287 system beside the Ring of Miracles thirty hours earlier.
Then, after Sobeck's detachment, assigned to scout ahead of the main force, reported that "our route is clear," they soon received an order from Her Highness, Queen Soluka, delivered with breezy disregard: "Follow me into the enemy formation!"
Jaeger Sobeck felt his heart go cold. Fortunately, before he could object, General Farrel, Lieutenant General Baal, and the others managed to talk Queen Soluka out of it.
"Indeed. Everyone has gathered here from all over the Dawnstar Sector, and some fleets have even come all the way from the Gate of Glory. They must be exhausted. Launching an assault right away would be too reckless, even for me." Queen Brunhilde