[center][h2][b]The Indomitus - Aside with Stader Volger[/b][/h2][/center]

Ah, so this is what this was about? The captain's expression went from suspiciously guarded to dismissive in an instant, though the sudden armored finger in her chest did cause her to recoil and reach for where she would have a side arms, if she had been allowed to carry one.

Finally she let out a little croaking giggle. "You think this is what this was about? Please." She crossed her arms as she managed to somehow look up to Stader while making it seem like she was looking down. "I don't usually explain myself to jar heads like you Commander, but I'll make an exception. Did you ever read about the spanish conquest of the Americas or the British in India? Or if you want something less mythological the Conquest of the Kalindi sector or the Perseus Campaigns?"

She spoke with derision, obviously not expecting him to have a clue about them. She extended her arms to point at the whole ship around her. "A single capital ship. No expected reinforcements. What do you think we- what the Prince will achieve with this?" She let her arms fall down. It was a grand ship, probably the most powerful in the Procyon sector, but it was a single ship. "If you fight like the empire fights, you. will. lose. Not only that, but all your men will be dead anyways! How many did you lose to board counter board a cargo ship we're graciously letting go away for free? How many mission does that mean you and your guys have left before being combat ineffective? Meanwhile those extra 3 guys got us a frigate that once repaired and crewed by a convenient ally will be able to threaten a shipping lane and get two whole ships the same size distracted patrolling the sector to hunt it down. The only way we will win is by taking every advantage we can get, including that shitty Shrike."

Mika crossed her hands behind her back as a smirk crept up her face and she shrugged. "You call me a profit driven pirate? Fine. I won't deny it. But if I wanted to fight for scraps I wouldn't risk my life working for the most high profile individual to ever come to this sector. At the end of this, if I'm not dead, I'm going to be a solar Countess. Already have a system in mind. Imperial victory IS my way to wealth and riches which is why you will continue to follow my battle orders, as you so dutifully have until now."

Ganishka glared at the Commander as she started moving away, as if to state that she would not take any talk back, but suddenly she stopped in her motion and snorted, a cynical smile appearing on her face. "I mean. That's assuming that your orders are actually to help the prince achieve victory. Because that's right, you don't work for him like I do, you work for imperial intelligence. So, I mean, if you're under order to maintain combat effectiveness in order to do... something that the prince doesn't know of, maybe wouldn't approve of, then that's another thing entirely. Maybe this is a conversation we want to have with Cassian then?"