After finding her spot the next one to arrive was Lieutenant Maria Doroshenko, a skilled pilot and tactician there was little doubt that she could prove an asset to their operations.  According to her background information, Lieutenant Doroshenko was no alien to guerrilla war tactics which was what the Black Knights would have to resort to for the time being.  Of course, this also meant that she was a crafty one and the fact that her family name was steeped in apparent treason put the lieutenant on Shiomi's high-risk watch list.

Shiomi made sure to return the woman's brief gaze with a poker face.  She soon sat down after reporting to the general and that was that.

Next to come was Jack, commander of their new allies from W-1.  He was a tall man who obviously looked after himself quite well.  Due to his golden hair and green eyes it was impossible to miss him, especially among the mostly Japanese, Black Knights.  The man was also an ace pilot so there was little doubt his skills would prove to be a great asset to their forces in the future.  What really set him apart however was his past.  Partially raised by Nagamasa Azai, a member of the JLF, Jack had ties to Japan which gave the man a great deal of credibility to his attempt at helping Japan win its freedom from the tyrant Britannia.

Of course Shiomi would still keep an eye on him, but in comparison to a lot of other EU members he was certainly on the more trustworthy side.  Along with the commander was Amori and Garcia.  Shiomi had deep respect for all that Amori had done and gone through, she was truly a tough woman.  Garcia was loud to say the least, which was no doubt an understatement.  Even though general Sho cut him off Garcia did not loose his tongue as he quickly picked a spot next to her and for some reason spoke a little French and compared her to a very poisonous arachnid; well admittedly the comparison kind of worked since she was a deadly assassin who wore black most of the time, though she certainly hadn't killed a mate of hers.

[color=a187be]"Same."[/color]  She responded bluntly, only giving the man the briefest of glances before focusing on General Sho and what he said.

[color=f26522]"At ease all of you. Except Corporal Russo of course. We're waiting for finalized results from the information experts before proceeding with the next operation. Gods willing I will be sending all of you out today on a mission to destroy a Britannian Knightmare Shipment off the coast of the mainland. However I'm sure most of you know that already. I am having our officers double check to make sure that all of you are ready to risk you lives with a chance of return. I'd prefer not to waste my best, and finest out there."[/color]

So the next target had been acquired, that was good.  It was even a Knightmare shipment so aside from destroying more Britannian property there was also the opportunity to procure more supplies for their forces.  Of course such an operation would be risky so she found herself agreeing with General Sho's sentiments to only send those who were ready and had a high chance of survival, they needed to keep loses to a minimum at this stage.

Next to come was Fenrir Silber, one of the tallest men that Shiomi had ever seen in her life, at 6'4" he was literally over a foot taller than her.  He was certainly a fighter and from what she read in reports was quite the close combat expert, which made her wonder how she would fair up in a fight against him.  If she could keep her distance she could probably take him down but up close and personal it would depend on her speed and finesse.  Of course they were on the same side there was no need to test any combat theories.

The man, after reporting in, turned to Maria and Shiomi to say they appeared to be in good condition.  He also correctly called her by her last name, which was not something many foreigner's remembered about Japanese culture so the man at least knew something.  Shiomi gave the smallest of nods before turning full attention to the meeting.  At the moment there was no need for her to bring up anything.