The clan remained restless long after the trial had ended.
Debates took place on every ship, every base and every home.
Many Larkinsons formed their own opinions about the trials as well as the sentences that the convicts had received.
A lot of people argued that Taon and Lanie got off way too easily. Exile had no bite to them as they had just advanced to the rank of expert pilot. That meant that they had become highly desirable talents that could easily join another powerful organization that was willing to invest in a ready-made powerhouse.
Unemployed expert pilots did not exist because every mech force was in desperate need of high-level talent. Even the ones with clear problems could easily join an outfit because of the demands of the Red War.
