There was an odd comfort, when Corwin reached out to rest his hand upon her own. It served to affirm his words, most reassuring that all would be well, at least in the long term. When he stepped out of the speeder, it dawned on Marienna for the first time that this was it. A moment where danger was anticipated. In the past, it had always been somewhat unexpected, surprise attacks. Yes, they were on planets engaged in war or rebellion, but as a proverbial bean counter, Marienna generally assumed her little world, and her little role was a safe one. That was no longer the case.
Taking just a moment, she too, exited the Speeder and moved toward Spears. Corwin had shared his ideas with a truly unenthused officer. The soldiers were often ignorant of the actual work the Logisticians and others did. Marienna was of the opinion that they generally held a far narrower world view, thinking of things in black and white, and with the occasional blaster shot. It seemed all too on brand for them to make light of the ideas of those outside of their particular role.
"My only concern would be the size of the tunnel network. There is a terminal point, with several pathways radiating outward." Marienna had carefully reviewed the schematics, or at least, what was their best guess at the actual layout of the system. Their scans were limited in capability, sometimes obscured due to the natural elements of the planet itself. "But trying to flush the Gurlanins and their sympathizers out... that could be a boost for us." The sudden nature of it would surely help to ensure they abandoned what they were doing in short order. This would mean that evidence would be left intact. A note she felt her Agent friend would be pleased with.
"While we're at it..." Marienna began rather flatly. "As the logistics corp' it was our job to get these maps done. So I should think we should have some rather useful information, for your little tactics." As she spoke she grew somewhat cross, or snippy, realizing once again how misunderstood they really are.
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