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*I'm holding my helmet in my hands and staring at it*
Who am I now? Am I still Freya of the Iron Legion? Freya the Warden? Am I an Elder now? Who am I? Why was I abandoned?

*maria*

I think so...
Only solution that makes sense...
Gharn has no instability record.. Tad impulsive but not unstable..far from it.

*looks pretty calm drinking coffee*

....

*guards immediately call for reinforcements who being heading down into the mines and several alarms start sounding*

*guards form postion at the more defendable breach that's narrow*
*take precautions as hostility unknown *

*Walter (the scarred giant) suddenly breaks through the glass and walks slowly, almost casually towards the miners nearby*
*His face is passive and he makes no noise other than his thudding footsteps*


*Morgan nods*
Morgan: Alright... I feel like something's going on between him and Dria and I want to make sure she's safe. I won't allow anyone dangerous near my twin.
*He looks deadly serious*

*maria*
And even if there was that's Diras choice.. Not anyone else's..
Protective os fine... However ... People are free to make own choices.

I can t decide if marilania does somthibf....

Far asi cam see.. This was a one off bt external factor.. NO.. Discredit to gharn...

...

*guards call put to identify self and why he wad in the box*
*security alarms keep sounding as workers steam up the mine heads as a skitari unit quick.march down to the lower levels *

*Morgan frowns*
Morgan: Dria needs to be protected from things like this. I'll protect her no matter what.


*Walter silently picks up a large jack hammer and rams it though one man's chest, then grabs another man and crushes his head before moving forwards, away from his box and upwards*
*As he commits murder his facial expression remains blank.*
*He stamps another man's legs then continues upwards, picking up any weapons he finds along the way*

*maria*

Aye... But there's fine line between protection and control..
Place yourself carefully...

Dira is same age as my daughter...
If she can decide.. So can Dira...

...

*miners fight back as best they can as security teams further up have begun to baricade the tunnels entery to main shaft with heavy mining hear and reinforcing steel*

*sound of rapid welding*

*I sigh as I examine the painted markings on the front of my helmet*
Who am I?

*Morgan shakes his head*
Morgan: I'm not controlling her, I'm trying to keep her away from people who might wind up killing her!
*He frowns, again*
Morgan: Wait, how old is your daughter? Cause we're 19


*Walter makes short and violent work of the miners, but stops when he sees the hastily made wall and retreats slightly to gather something he passed on his way up*

*maria*

She,s 20 ... One year older. But close ernough..
But spent a good few years at one of the imperial military schools to help.prepare her for the wider galaxy.

Same school I went to with my sister...

...

*miners manage to finaly get permission to acess a arms locker and start handing out a few pistols and limitied knives etc*
*only stub and pretty basic weapons*

...

*marilania sees message on phone*
*starts calling to try and find out what's going on*

*Morgan shrugs*
Morgan: My dad taught us nearly everything we needed to know. What he didn't teach us either our mom, our aunts or Scatty taught us


*Walter comes out of the lower depths of the mines, pushing a giant drilling machine towards the wall.*
*The drill is turned on as he slowly comes closer and closer to the wall, shielded behind the machine*
*His face finally registers emotion, as he silently strains to move the device.*

*I sigh and put my helmet on and secure the latch*
*I walk out into the main room and quietly look around*
Everything's changed.

*maria*

I did best by my daughter. Anyone who disagrees can take a ticket from a live frag grenade pin.
*shrugs* just me.

Aye.. Your.. Family culture.
Not many outsiders.

...

*mines with the pistols begin opening fire with few they have and throw some badly modifed but crudely effective mining charges*


*machines front probbly takes a beating for it*

*Walter ignores a shot to the shoulder, seemingly not even feeling the pain as the drill begins to eat through the wall*


*Scatty and Aoife head to the kitchen where they sit talking with Dria*


*Morgan shrugs*
Morgan: That's the way it has to be. If the wrong people knew about us, then they'd try to exploit us. It's happened in the past

*maria*
Aye.. I Can understand. Ya got abilities..others would want.

But honestly. If Dira makes a choice. Its her Morgan.
You may disagree but your sister has mot backbone than you think...

She stood up to gharn even unarmed.. That's pretty brave.
Look I'm trying to help ya... Don t be too hard on her.

...

*miners baricade crumples and begin to fall back*
*several remain laying down a steady hail of fire at the machine and its "driver " when they can*

*several guards run down with heavier auto guns and begin firing from further up tunnels*

*Walter picks up a autogun*
*Though dwarfed in his giant fist, it still tips through miners ar a rapid pace*
*Walter still hides behind his drill, smart enough to not simply run out and be shot*


*Morgan shrugs*
Morgan: She still needs protecting, and I'm the one to do it

*I walk into the kitchen and take my helmet off*
*I begin quietly brewing some coffee*

*Scatty moves over to Freya*
scatty: Hey, you okay?

*maria*

Someone has to want the protection...
*smiles* ya need to relax. Half the room would look after Dira..
She,s safe.

And this ain't the farm...
...

*miners fall back and opens into main tunnel guarded now by skitari and some tripod mounted heavier automatic weaponry and other heavier guns*

*real military firepower rapidly takes it toll on the machine pushing up*

*Jake waves away the medics, and goes to his room.*
*Lays on his bed, and stares at the ceiling.*
*Oy curls up next to him, and falls to sleep.*

---
*Rita sleeps.*

---
*Flagg holds Maggie close, and returns the kiss.*
Flagg: Nothing to worry about indeed..
*He grins, and playfully spanks Maggie.*
Flagg: Yes... the forest is nice...

*Maggie grins at the spank*

Maggie: What do you think we should do now? Besides each other of coarse. Unless you want to screw more.

*Lightly starts dusting self off*

*Morgan shrugs*
Morgan: I'll protect her as I see the need, but I'd never stifle her.


*Walter pauses and huddles behind the machine, looking around for something to help him in this situation*

*I glance up at Scatty*
I'm doing alright I suppose. Haven't broken down mentally yet so that's a plus

*Scatty puts a hand on Freya's shoulder*
Scatty: Is there a way I can help? You shouldn't be going through this alone.


*Iris arrives back from her visit with Miritas, smiling brightly and walks into the kitchen*
Iris: Hello everyone!

*I sigh*
What way is there to help? My mother is still missing, I don't know who my father is, and I still don't know why I was left.

*Flagg grins.*
Flagg: We could always harass people in the room.
*He stands up, and shrugs.*
Flagg: Or we can feth more.
*He walks over to Maggie, and pulls her into a tight embrace.*
Flagg: I like both options..

*maria*

Morning Iris.. *smiles over*

As you see and she sees Morgan..
You should go meet a girl... Like one you can date..

Might help you relax...

...

*marilania kisses victor before heading out in layered custom carpace armour that's fitted but not boob armour*

What's going on... Damn it.

*staff*
Somthibf.. They found somthing now its on a rampage... Mam... We have a big issue..

*marilania*
Then get the job done.. Fire.

*stood among several staff , skitari bodyguards standing out somewhat in black armour*

*Morgan looks embarrassed slightly*
Morgan: Erm... I'll get on that when I'm not so busy..


*Scatty sighs*
Scatty: I don't know... you could learn a bit about your kin? Maybe talk to Odin, ask if he's seen your mother recently, knows who your father is...


*Iris nods to Morgan*
Iris: I agree with Maria. YOu should try and meet a girl sometime!
*She smiles kindly*


*Walter picks up several of the mining charges and sets them for 5 seconds before lobbing them like grenades from behind his cover*

*I also sigh*
I guess so. Where should I begin, the library?

*Maggie thinks for a second*

Maggie: Perhaps we could screw with some people in the room.

Maggie: Now who could we could feth with?...... *Her red eye constricts* That bitch! With the red hair!

*She seems to really like the idea of violence*

*Scatty blinks*
Scatty: The library? I mean you could.. or you could talk to one of us. I'd be happy to answer any questions you have