Etrius leaned forward and twisted a few dials on the set of radio equipment assigned to them, before sending a proxy ping to make sure it was working.

I glanced around the interior of the old church at my squad. They were a rag tag bunch of privates, apart from my good friend, Jeeves, and the radio operator, Carlson. Tonight would be our first mission together as Topaz squad. In my opinion, Davryk couldn’t have chosen a better place to garrison us. Wardaria [...]

Etrius shivered. Partly because of the cool, slicing wind blowing through the barn door, and partly because he was alone. The rest of Jade Squad was in the Farmhouse playing poker.