[h3][center][b]M-0018[/b][/center][/h3]

Peculiar. Alpha had not returned to the predesignated time slot for rendezvous. In addition they had not received an appropriate sit-rep from Alpha. Regulations would indeed dictate radio silence if friendly comms were in danger of interception, but the briefing had not entitled an enemy that was capable of breaking Imperial Comm Security. This put M-0018 in a uncomfortable position. The patrol had deviated from course since the beginning of this Emperor damned expedition, adding this most recent infraction, M-0018 hypothesized that this project would be scrapped in but a few cycles. The Knight Commander had been quiet, hardly a word said in instruction, commendable, but in this present situation, not entirely appropriate. The younger troopers had become restless, the heavy trooper had began idly chatting. Unacceptable. It was not entirely in his place to quiet him as the commander had no standing orders of silence nor was he speaking ostentatiously loud. That said M-0018 had resigned to stare impassively at the trooper, questioning the integrity of this new Imperial Army.