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When that day came, they conscripted him before he could volunteer. With poor equipment and very little training, he was sent to the Draconis Front, a meat grinder where his dedication to the Commonwealth was tested time and again. Mostly, it held.
 
When that day came, they conscripted him before he could volunteer. With poor equipment and very little training, he was sent to the Draconis Front, a meat grinder where his dedication to the Commonwealth was tested time and again. Mostly, it held.
  
Everybody who survived was promoted, so as to inspire the next batch of conscripts. But promotion just meant more challenges. Finally, his squadron of foot soldiers was thrown against a lance of BattleMechs without backup. When Andaelas climbed into a nearly crippled ''[[Catapult]]'' and turned its missiles on the enemy DropShip delivering yet more troops, he knew he could never go back to being a groundpounder again.
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Everybody who survived was promoted, so as to inspire next batch of conscripts. But promotion just meant more challenges. Finally, his squadron of foot soldiers was thrown against a lance of BattleMechs without backup. When Andaelas climbed into a nearly crippled ''[[Catapult]]'' and turned its missiles on the enemy DropShip delivering yet more troops, he knew he could never go back to being a groundpounder again.
  
 
His loyalty to the Lyran Commonwealth had become ambivalent as well. He couldn't shake his pride in his planet and his people, but he was too aware of the pointlessness of the endless war and sacrifice. At last, with the full support of his troubled commanders, he left the [[LCAF]] and went to the [[Periphery]], looking for a cause he could once again believe in.
 
His loyalty to the Lyran Commonwealth had become ambivalent as well. He couldn't shake his pride in his planet and his people, but he was too aware of the pointlessness of the endless war and sacrifice. At last, with the full support of his troubled commanders, he left the [[LCAF]] and went to the [[Periphery]], looking for a cause he could once again believe in.

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