[center][h1][color=lightblue]Kalina Kovalic[/color][/h1][/center]

Kalina couldn't even have half a moment to enjoy the sight of Ivan getting what he deserved before Morden had to butt in and express an opinion. She narrowed her eyes in displeasure, telepathically responding while listening to Ivan squeal.

[color=lightblue][i]You're right, sorry. That's my bad. I should have stabbed him instead. Second, he's not a civilian, he's an auxiliary. And last, I don't care what else he is besides [b]incompetent.[/b] That's grounds alone for worse in wartime.[/i][/color]

Her stare intensified into a full on glare as Ivan tried lie after lie. Even if Kalina didn't know Ivan as well as she did, the sheer logical inconsistency of his excuses was a red flag.

[color=lightblue]"Dad isn't the one with imperial contacts. I always suspected you were dealing to them on the side, too."[/color]

[color=lightblue][i]He's selling all these on the black market, I guarantee it. Take everything we need. Dad and company won't miss what they were never going to get in the first place.[/i][/color]

Then Gerard handed Kalina the gunblade, and her eyes widened as she read the inscription. 

Etched on the blade, in the old tongue of the eastern regions, read:

[i]To my little Lina.[/i]

She lifted the gunblade, testing its weight and heft. [url=https://fbi.cults3d.com/uploaders/21038364/illustration-file/2b71febb-69f4-4a76-ae6c-a6a80aefdd58/Edenmorn_001.png]Finely crafted, intended for battlefield use, and fit perfectly in her hands. Though not without a few decorative flourishes.[/url]

[color=lightblue]"He didn't have to bother getting the flowers..."[/color] She murmured under her breath before returning her stare to Ivan. This had been meant for [i]her[/i]. Her father had never mentioned a word of it, so it must have been intended as a surprise gift. Ivan...

[color=lightblue]"We do go back. Long enough for me to think Dad should've had you shot years ago."[/color] Kalina said flatly, looking Ivan dead in the eyes. [color=lightblue]"This just confirms it."[/color] The tip of Kalina's newly-acquired blade came plunging down towards Ivan's throat. One clean motion, no hesitation.

[color=lightblue][i]I'll cover up the evidence before we leave.[/i][/color]