Chapter 29: Doss Ships Out

The notice arrived during morning formation on a Thursday.

Kael was not present for formation. Analysts did not attend garrison assembly. He learned about Doss's reassignment order the way he learned most things now — through a secondary channel, at a remove from the primary event. A brief notice routed through the cross-sector personnel announcement system, which he accessed during a routine queue gap at 0914. The posting was standard administrative language: reassignment to Outer Rim Tactical Support Unit 7-Cresh, effective in four days, combat readiness classification, no return date specified. Doss's full designation. His garrison sector. His current rank.

Kael read it once. He returned to his case queue.