The captain of the first platoon made a formidable entrance as he approached his executioners. In the Solarian Empire, captains of any army were known to command respect through noble deeds, embodying the virtues that inspired loyalty and fear.
However, for any skilled commander, there was another, darker force required to maintain control—those who executed the bloodied tasks that no one else dared to undertake. These shadowy enforcers, known as executioners, were the hands that did the bidding of their masters, no matter how vile the order.
Within the De Gor family, the captain was more than just a leader; he was once a top executioner in the feared De Gor Le Rosa—a corps established by the head of the De Gor family as his personal branch of shadows and daggers.
