Nurezhin, Separatist-Held Aviye
General Jiang's office was in chaos. It had been for the last week in the lead up to the declaration he was set to make the next morning. He'd come as close as he dared to the Rebellion's Central Command after losing contact with Major Qirees, taking over a small town and its mayor's office. The last message he received regarding the Major was that the entire 38th was being arrested.
He paused above the map of Mt. Dakun, bracing his arms on the edge of the table. Try as he might, he couldn't focus on the battle, his mind returning to contemplate whether it was incompetence or some change of heart that lost him those precious soldiers.
