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

Raven had recovered some of his self-confidence with the successful action on the dam, as well as his commitment to the Green Knights and their mission and his trust in his old friend, Gaius Wayne. And he'd saved civilians too, something that warmed his heart.

But as he returned along with his BattleMech, something gnawed at him anyway; what now? What can he do while waiting for the next mission and the next development? Was he just going to do nothing but train and chat and hopefully get some fragment of news? No; he can read a map, this place was within striking distance of Fort Tie Shan, and Cassandra, their new employer, had promised them the possibility of meeting with the head warden. Perhaps it's time to call that in now that they've won a major victory [i]for her interests[/i]?

He'll broach the question with Jonathan later; right now, he was heading to their new home to meet up with the Colonel, redeemed and re-bloodied and re-committed. Not that the other members of the expedition, including Sgt. Dalton and his Infantry, were not instrumental to their victory; the Infantry can even be called the real heroes of the operation for taking that tactical warhead - Raven was personally against WMDs, but not against the [i]threat[/i] of them. 

Now, to find a way to rebuild bridges and seal said rebuilt bridges; Raven was no politician - Andrew was the more politically-minded of his family - But he knew that this was the right opportunity to build goodwill. As his BattleMech entered the old junkyard and the hangars there, he saw that Reya and Ingrid had arrived before they had.

So Raven, once out of his truck, walked out the door, the rare grin on his face hopefully spelling success, success confirmed by his next words, [b]"Mission Accomplished; the Dam is safe."[/b]