Icarus stood outside the CO’s ready room and pulled a loose strand of lint from his tunic He was finally ready to meet Zachariah Cobb. When he was younger, Icarus had studied Cobb’s military career and had an admiration for the man. Unfortunately, Cobb had fallen on hard times and reports were that he was a shadow of the former captain he once was.

The CIO had mentioned to Adm. Roebuck that in his current state, Cobb was hardly the best choice to captain the Leviathon, but with his fingers crossed and hoping for the best, he rang the chime and waited to be invited in. . . .

Remington (CIO)