[b][I]Raven Rivers[/i][/b]

Raven nodded in acknowledgent to both Marit and Jon, saying, "I see. It is always a waste to see more good people die; I've lived long enough to see it happen more times than I am... comfortable with."

His mood had changed after hearing what Jon had to say about Yuhzny Portveyn. His next question was, "The FPA, how well [i]do[/i] they fight? As Marit here said, I was an advocate of joining up with their forces out of sympathy - Their reasons for fighting are legitimate plus I never liked or trusted Governor Xiu. Not that I ever felt like I should have voiced that before his death. More to the point, has your boss ever investigated who's been trying to tear this planet away from the Cappellans? The Crimson Fists certainly didn't come from nowhere..."

Raven had discussed this with Reya before, but had been told to leave the politics to the higher-ups; he was still going to do that but a bit of curiosity was not going to hurt anyone. Hopefully. Much.

Then he said, "You know, I joined the Green Knights - even helped found it - because we admired the Kell Hounds, we considered them 'ideal warriors' not bound by politics and ideologies, just each other and the job. Or so the Colonel said. Then, it turns out that while we are definitely more independent than before, interstellar politics still rears its ugly head when we least expect it." Then with a sigh, he said, "I'm 42 and my wife and son are imprisoned through no fault of their own. If I were ever to rescue them, I'm retiring once this job ends."

[@Pilatus][@Starlance]