A Father, Lost

[Akirapryde]

Colonel Jones scanned the craft before saying, "maybe this should be disgust in private, Duchess."

Kimiko's face grew red, "you started this conversation in mixed company. Now finish it."

Jones nodded, "as you wish. It was early fifty three. You had returned to school at Cypress. No one liked the current leadership within Comstar. Most notably Primus Waterly. But the way Focht murdered her didn't sit well with your father or others."

"When Precentor Aziz and her followers should up our doors, your father wasn't a supporter of their cause. But he was a man of honor. The group had been hounded by Focht and his followers. They had wounded among them. Your father opened Wyvern Castle to them. He told them they had one week to tend to their wounded."

She leaned forward, "make no mistake young Duchess. To your father and your family hospitality means a great deal. When Focht and his hord showed up, they demanded Aziz and her followers to be handed over. Your father refused and at one point a fire fight broke out in the grand entry hall. It was short lived and stopped at the orders of Focht."

"Cooler heads prevailed, and your father and Focht discussed the issue. Your father held fast to his word. One week! We fought to defend Aziz and her fanatics. Five years later they return the favor by attacking our home."