The loading of all the new Mecha that they had ordered was going well, and the Reavers were all eagerly awaiting the outcome of the first round of testing for the Samurai Pattern Line Mecha.
This would be the first new design produced within their territory, other than the ships, which were still being held as a national secret for now. The Line Mecha wasn't exactly a huge powerhouse on the battlefield, and every mercenary, trade, and Reaver group used some pattern of them. Even the farm worlds often used them in place of equipment for various jobs which needed more mobility.
So they had found a suitable proving ground for them. There was a small lunar outpost just past the borders of Kepler's territory in open space, where the locals declared that they were under attack by a Rebel force.
