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Line 4: | birthdate = | birthdate = | died = 4 February, [[3073]]<ref name=IotBc6>''Isle of the Blessed'', Book 2, Chapter 6: The Third Battle of New Avalon</ref> | died = 4 February, [[3073]]<ref name=IotBc6>''Isle of the Blessed'', Book 2, Chapter 6: The Third Battle of New Avalon</ref> − | othernames = Atomic Annie<ref name=IotBc4>''Isle of the Blessed'', Book 1, Chapter 4: A New War</ref> + | othernames = "Atomic Annie"<ref name=IotBc4>''Isle of the Blessed'', Book 1, Chapter 4: A New War</ref> | affiliation = [[Federated Commonwealth]] | affiliation = [[Federated Commonwealth]] | rank = [[Leftenant General]]<ref name=IotBc4/> | rank = [[Leftenant General]]<ref name=IotBc4/> | title = | title = − | position = + | position = Commanding Officer of the [[Fifth FedCom RCT]] | profession = [[MechWarrior]] | profession = [[MechWarrior]] | parents = | parents = | siblings = | siblings = − | spouse = [[Mark Scar]] (lover){{cn}} + | spouse = [[Mark Scar]] (lover) | children = | children = }} }} + + {{Quote|I had no choice. I did the right thing. I have to believe that. Not that the courts-martial will.|Annette Leyland, personal journal, 23 June, 3064}} + + + '''Annette "Atomic Annie" Leyland''' served in the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] as the commanding officer of the [[Fifth FedCom RCT]]. She and her unit became infamous during their battles in the [[FedCom Civil War]] for using [[nuclear weapons]]. '''Annette "Atomic Annie" Leyland''' served in the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] as the commanding officer of the [[Fifth FedCom RCT]]. She and her unit became infamous during their battles in the [[FedCom Civil War]] for using [[nuclear weapons]]. + ==History== ==History== − Originally posted as the executive officer of the [[Fifth FedCom RCT]], under the command of [[Hauptmann General]] [[James White]], Annette Leyland was tapped by High Command to cover down on the day-to-day responsibilities of running the unit when her superior began to abuse prescription narcotics.<ref name=FMFS>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 93: "5th FedCom RCT: The Black Rats"</ref> When General White died during the ill-fated invasion of [[Axton]] in [[3063]], Leyland succeeded him in command, and led the unit into combat against the [[Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers]] and the [[First Bell Training Battalion]].<ref name=FCCWp75>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 75</ref> + Originally posted as the executive officer of the [[Fifth FedCom RCT]], under the command of [[Hauptmann General]] [[James White]], Annette Leyland was tapped by High Command to cover down on the day-to-day responsibilities of running the unit when her superior began to abuse prescription narcotics.<ref name=FMFS>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 93, "5th FedCom RCT: The Black Rats"</ref> When General White died during the ill-fated invasion of [[Axton]] in [[3063]], Leyland succeeded him in command, and led the unit into combat against the [[Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers]] and the [[First Bell Training Battalion]].<ref name=FCCWp75>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 75</ref> − ===Battle of Axton=== ===Battle of Axton=== − Annette Leyland and the Fifth FedCom had already started off the invasion of Axton on the back foot, and things got progressively worse for the unit after their first contact with Allied forces. The survivors of the DropShip collisions barely numbered more than the training battalion they were sent to "convince" to stand down, and that battalion quickly launched a guerrilla campaign that served to harass and frustrate the Fifth. To make matters worse, the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers arrived on Axton shortly after the Fifth FedCom did, and quickly drove the Loyalists into the rough terrain of the Keliant Mountains. Annette's request for reinforcements had gone unanswered for months and she was about to give up hope when she received a coded transmission from [[New Avalon]]. The message, obviously from someone highly placed in [[AFFC]] High Command, revealed the location of a weapons cache, one which contained atomic warheads.<ref name=FCCWp75/> + Annette Leyland and the Fifth FedCom had already started off the invasion of Axton on the back foot, and things got progressively worse for the unit after their first contact with Allied forces. The survivors of the DropShip collisions barely numbered more than the training battalion they were sent to "convince" to stand down, and that battalion quickly launched a guerilla campaign that served to harass and frustrate the Fifth. To make matters worse, the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers arrived on Axton shortly after the Fifth FedCom did, and quickly drove the Loyalists into the rough terrain of the Keliant Mountains. Annette's request for reinforcements had gone unanswered for months and she was about to give up hope when she received a coded transmission from [[New Avalon]]. The message, obviously from someone highly placed in [[AFFC]] High Command, revealed the location of a weapons cache, one which contained atomic warheads.<ref name=FCCWp75/> Annette took the warheads but made a promise to herself that she would only use them if absolutely necessary. As it turned out, necessary would come much sooner than she expected. In June of [[3064]], she found herself and the Fifth encircled by the Fusiliers and in danger of being wiped out. She authorized the use of one warhead on the enemy forces. The resulting blast wiped out the entire training battalion and most of the Fusiliers' non-'Mech forces, forcing the Allies to retreat. Annette ordered the Fifth to immediately fall back to the planet's [[Wangker Aerospace]] factory, where she intended to secure transport off-world and escape. The Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers, now rallied and hungry for revenge, launched a ferocious attack against the Fifth FedCom RCT. Annette responded by deploying fourteen more warheads, which all but annihilated the Fusiliers, and quickly fled from Axton with her men and women. Annette took the warheads but made a promise to herself that she would only use them if absolutely necessary. As it turned out, necessary would come much sooner than she expected. In June of [[3064]], she found herself and the Fifth encircled by the Fusiliers and in danger of being wiped out. She authorized the use of one warhead on the enemy forces. The resulting blast wiped out the entire training battalion and most of the Fusiliers' non-'Mech forces, forcing the Allies to retreat. Annette ordered the Fifth to immediately fall back to the planet's [[Wangker Aerospace]] factory, where she intended to secure transport off-world and escape. The Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers, now rallied and hungry for revenge, launched a ferocious attack against the Fifth FedCom RCT. Annette responded by deploying fourteen more warheads, which all but annihilated the Fusiliers, and quickly fled from Axton with her men and women. − Annette was haunted and guilt-ridden by the choices she had made. She anguished over whether she had made the right call in a personal journal, arguing with herself over whether she was a monster or a savior. Eventually she came to the conclusion that she ''had'' to have used the atomics in order to save the lives of her unit, and tried to lessen her horror by equating the deaths of the Fusiliers to casualties they would have sustained had she engaged in conventional war. She concluded her thoughts with the understanding that a military tribunal would eventually decide her fate.<ref name=FCCWp94>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 94–95: "Axton"</ref> + Annette was haunted and guilt-ridden by the choices she had made. She anguished over whether she had made the right call in a personal journal, arguing with herself over whether she was a monster or a savior. Eventually she came to the conclusion that she ''had'' to have used the atomics in order to save the lives of her unit, and tried to lessen her horror by equating the deaths of the Fusiliers to casualties they would have sustained had she engaged in conventional war. She concluded her thoughts with the understanding that a military tribunal would eventually decide her fate.<ref name=FCCWp94>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 94-95, "Axton"</ref> ===Battle of Marlette=== ===Battle of Marlette=== ===Outlaw=== ===Outlaw=== − Once they fled from Marlette, the remainder of the Fifth were immediately declared outlaws by both the [[Lyran Alliance]] and the [[Federated Suns]]. The unit had bounties placed on its collective head by many people, with Annette herself worth twenty million [[C-bill]]s. In the wake of her use of nuclear weapons, she received the nickname "Atomic Annie" and was commonly referred to as such by [[LAAF]] and [[AFFS]] personnel. Presumably she and the Fifth sold their services as a mercenary BattleMech unit to whoever dared to hire them, as their history and whereabouts remain unknown from the conclusion of the Civil War to their sudden arrival on [[New Avalon]]. On the run, she formed a close bond with Marcus Cleveland, later known as [[Mark Scar]], one of her senior staff officers.<ref name=TR3058/><ref name=IotBc9>''Isle of the Blessed'', Book 2, Chapter 3: A Lord of the Realm</ref> + Once they fled from Marlette, the remainder of the Fifth were immediately declared outlaws by both the [[Lyran Alliance]] and the [[Federated Suns]]. The unit had bounties placed on its collective head by many people, with Annette herself worth twenty million [[C-Bills]]. In the wake of her use of nuclear weapons, she received the nickname "Atomic Annie" and was commonly referred to as such by [[LAAF]] and [[AFFS]] personnel. Presumably she and the Fifth sold their services as a mercenary BattleMech unit to whoever dared to hire them, as their history and whereabouts remain unknown from the conclusion of the Civil War to their sudden arrival on [[New Avalon]]. On the run, she formed a close bond with Marcus Cleveland, later known as [[Mark Scar]], one of her senior staff officers.<ref name=TR3058/><ref name=IotBc9>''Isle of the Blessed'', Book 2, Chapter 3: A Lord of the Realm</ref> ===Third Battle of New Avalon=== ===Third Battle of New Avalon=== − In December [[3072]], Annette and the remnant of the [[Fifth FedCom RCT]] arrived on [[New Avalon]] to assist in lifting the [[Word of Blake]] siege of the planet.<ref name=IotBc4/> She ordered the use of five of her remaining six nuclear warheads and managed to destroy several Word of Blake ships that were in orbit, breaking through their blockade. When she reached the ground, she was greeted by [[Marshal of the Armies]] [[Jackson Davion]], who still bore a grudge against her for what she had done during the Civil War. Despite his personal feelings, he allowed her and the Fifth FedCom to join in the war efforts as the Federated Suns forces on New Avalon were at the breaking point. She and her unit joined in several defensive and offensive operations in support of Jackson's resistance forces.<ref name=IotBc4/> + In December [[3072]], Annette and the remnant of the [[Fifth FedCom RCT]] arrived on [[New Avalon]] to assist in lifting the [[Word of Blake]] siege of the planet.<ref name=IotBc4/> She ordered the use of five of her remaining six nuclear warheads and managed to destroy several Word of Blake ships that were in orbit, breaking through their blockade. When she reached the ground, she was greeted by [[Marshal of the Armies]] [[Jackson Davion]], who still bore a grudge against her for what she had done during the Civil War. Despite his personal feelings, he allowed her and the Fifth FedCom to join in the war efforts as the Federated Suns forces on New Avalon were at the breaking point. She and her unit joined in several defensive and offensive operations in support of Jackson's resistance forces. <ref name=IotBc4/> − By February [[3073]], Annette realized that the situation was more dire than it had seemed. Seeing an opportunity to clear her name and redeem her and her unit's honor once and for all, she scouted out a stealthy route through the Blakist sensor net into the heart of their forces and then ordered the Fifth to launch a diversionary attack. Saying her goodbyes to her good friend and lover Colonel [[Mark Scar]], Annette set off on her preplanned route in her ''[[Penetrator]]'' BattleMech, her very last atomic weapon strapped inside its frame. Her plan was to sacrifice herself, but in so doing annihilate the majority of the Blakist 'Mechs. Jackson, who had been keeping a close eye on Annette since her landing, quickly put the pieces of her plan together and moved to intercept her in his ''[[BattleMaster]]'', accompanied by his bodyguards and Colonel Scar. The men were able to cut her off before she delivered her final payload, and between Jackson's arguments and Scar temporarily relieving her of her command, she was convinced to disarm the warhead and return to friendly lines. + By February [[3073]], Annette realized that the situation was more dire than it had seemed. Seeing an opportunity to clear her name and redeem her and her unit's honor once and for all, she scouted out a stealthy route through the Blakist sensor net into the heart of their forces and then ordered the Fifth to launch a diversionary attack. Saying her goodbyes to her good friend and lover Colonel [[Mark Scar]], Annette set off on her pre-planned route in her ''[[Penetrator]]'' BattleMech, her very last atomic weapon strapped inside its frame. Her plan was to sacrifice herself, but in so doing annihilate the majority of the Blakist 'Mechs. Jackson, who had been keeping a close eye on Annette since her landing, quickly put the pieces of her plan together and moved to intercept her in his ''[[BattleMaster]]'', accompanied by his body guards and Colonel Scar. The men were able to cut her off before she delivered her final payload, and between Jackson's arguments and Scar temporarily relieving her of her command, she was convinced to disarm the warhead and return to friendly lines. Knowing that she could not have managed to get this far in her plan without secret assistance from someone in command, Jackson was already suspicious that the person who had supplied her with the location of the warheads on Axton was now trying to tie up their loose ends by allowing her to go to her death. Annette opened a private channel and confessed that she had finally learned the traitor's identity: [[General]] [[William Kossacks]], the respected former commander of the [[Second Davion Guards]]. Shocked and enraged, Jackson recorded both her words and his statement authenticating them, detailing how Annette had been played from the start by Kossacks.<ref name=IotBc6/> Knowing that she could not have managed to get this far in her plan without secret assistance from someone in command, Jackson was already suspicious that the person who had supplied her with the location of the warheads on Axton was now trying to tie up their loose ends by allowing her to go to her death. Annette opened a private channel and confessed that she had finally learned the traitor's identity: [[General]] [[William Kossacks]], the respected former commander of the [[Second Davion Guards]]. Shocked and enraged, Jackson recorded both her words and his statement authenticating them, detailing how Annette had been played from the start by Kossacks.<ref name=IotBc6/> Line 47:
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| died = 4 February, [[3073]]<ref name=IotBc6>''Isle of the Blessed'', Book 2, Chapter 6: The Third Battle of New Avalon</ref> | | died = 4 February, [[3073]]<ref name=IotBc6>''Isle of the Blessed'', Book 2, Chapter 6: The Third Battle of New Avalon</ref> | ||
| − | | othernames = Atomic Annie<ref name=IotBc4>''Isle of the Blessed'', Book 1, Chapter 4: A New War</ref> | + | | othernames = "Atomic Annie"<ref name=IotBc4>''Isle of the Blessed'', Book 1, Chapter 4: A New War</ref> |
| affiliation = [[Federated Commonwealth]] | | affiliation = [[Federated Commonwealth]] | ||
| rank = [[Leftenant General]]<ref name=IotBc4/> | | rank = [[Leftenant General]]<ref name=IotBc4/> | ||
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| − | | position = | + | | position = Commanding Officer of the [[Fifth FedCom RCT]] |
| profession = [[MechWarrior]] | | profession = [[MechWarrior]] | ||
| parents = | | parents = | ||
| siblings = | | siblings = | ||
| − | | spouse = [[Mark Scar]] (lover) | + | | spouse = [[Mark Scar]] (lover) |
| children = | | children = | ||
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'''Annette "Atomic Annie" Leyland''' served in the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] as the commanding officer of the [[Fifth FedCom RCT]]. She and her unit became infamous during their battles in the [[FedCom Civil War]] for using [[nuclear weapons]]. | '''Annette "Atomic Annie" Leyland''' served in the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] as the commanding officer of the [[Fifth FedCom RCT]]. She and her unit became infamous during their battles in the [[FedCom Civil War]] for using [[nuclear weapons]]. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Originally posted as the executive officer of the [[Fifth FedCom RCT]], under the command of [[Hauptmann General]] [[James White]], Annette Leyland was tapped by High Command to cover down on the day-to-day responsibilities of running the unit when her superior began to abuse prescription narcotics.<ref name=FMFS>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 93 | + | Originally posted as the executive officer of the [[Fifth FedCom RCT]], under the command of [[Hauptmann General]] [[James White]], Annette Leyland was tapped by High Command to cover down on the day-to-day responsibilities of running the unit when her superior began to abuse prescription narcotics.<ref name=FMFS>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 93, "5th FedCom RCT: The Black Rats"</ref> When General White died during the ill-fated invasion of [[Axton]] in [[3063]], Leyland succeeded him in command, and led the unit into combat against the [[Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers]] and the [[First Bell Training Battalion]].<ref name=FCCWp75>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 75</ref> |
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===Battle of Axton=== | ===Battle of Axton=== | ||
| − | Annette Leyland and the Fifth FedCom had already started off the invasion of Axton on the back foot, and things got progressively worse for the unit after their first contact with Allied forces. The survivors of the DropShip collisions barely numbered more than the training battalion they were sent to "convince" to stand down, and that battalion quickly launched a | + | Annette Leyland and the Fifth FedCom had already started off the invasion of Axton on the back foot, and things got progressively worse for the unit after their first contact with Allied forces. The survivors of the DropShip collisions barely numbered more than the training battalion they were sent to "convince" to stand down, and that battalion quickly launched a guerilla campaign that served to harass and frustrate the Fifth. To make matters worse, the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers arrived on Axton shortly after the Fifth FedCom did, and quickly drove the Loyalists into the rough terrain of the Keliant Mountains. Annette's request for reinforcements had gone unanswered for months and she was about to give up hope when she received a coded transmission from [[New Avalon]]. The message, obviously from someone highly placed in [[AFFC]] High Command, revealed the location of a weapons cache, one which contained atomic warheads.<ref name=FCCWp75/> |
Annette took the warheads but made a promise to herself that she would only use them if absolutely necessary. As it turned out, necessary would come much sooner than she expected. In June of [[3064]], she found herself and the Fifth encircled by the Fusiliers and in danger of being wiped out. She authorized the use of one warhead on the enemy forces. The resulting blast wiped out the entire training battalion and most of the Fusiliers' non-'Mech forces, forcing the Allies to retreat. Annette ordered the Fifth to immediately fall back to the planet's [[Wangker Aerospace]] factory, where she intended to secure transport off-world and escape. The Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers, now rallied and hungry for revenge, launched a ferocious attack against the Fifth FedCom RCT. Annette responded by deploying fourteen more warheads, which all but annihilated the Fusiliers, and quickly fled from Axton with her men and women. | Annette took the warheads but made a promise to herself that she would only use them if absolutely necessary. As it turned out, necessary would come much sooner than she expected. In June of [[3064]], she found herself and the Fifth encircled by the Fusiliers and in danger of being wiped out. She authorized the use of one warhead on the enemy forces. The resulting blast wiped out the entire training battalion and most of the Fusiliers' non-'Mech forces, forcing the Allies to retreat. Annette ordered the Fifth to immediately fall back to the planet's [[Wangker Aerospace]] factory, where she intended to secure transport off-world and escape. The Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers, now rallied and hungry for revenge, launched a ferocious attack against the Fifth FedCom RCT. Annette responded by deploying fourteen more warheads, which all but annihilated the Fusiliers, and quickly fled from Axton with her men and women. | ||
| − | Annette was haunted and guilt-ridden by the choices she had made. She anguished over whether she had made the right call in a personal journal, arguing with herself over whether she was a monster or a savior. Eventually she came to the conclusion that she ''had'' to have used the atomics in order to save the lives of her unit, and tried to lessen her horror by equating the deaths of the Fusiliers to casualties they would have sustained had she engaged in conventional war. She concluded her thoughts with the understanding that a military tribunal would eventually decide her fate.<ref name=FCCWp94>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. | + | Annette was haunted and guilt-ridden by the choices she had made. She anguished over whether she had made the right call in a personal journal, arguing with herself over whether she was a monster or a savior. Eventually she came to the conclusion that she ''had'' to have used the atomics in order to save the lives of her unit, and tried to lessen her horror by equating the deaths of the Fusiliers to casualties they would have sustained had she engaged in conventional war. She concluded her thoughts with the understanding that a military tribunal would eventually decide her fate.<ref name=FCCWp94>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 94-95, "Axton"</ref> |
===Battle of Marlette=== | ===Battle of Marlette=== | ||
===Outlaw=== | ===Outlaw=== | ||
| − | Once they fled from Marlette, the remainder of the Fifth were immediately declared outlaws by both the [[Lyran Alliance]] and the [[Federated Suns]]. The unit had bounties placed on its collective head by many people, with Annette herself worth twenty million [[C- | + | Once they fled from Marlette, the remainder of the Fifth were immediately declared outlaws by both the [[Lyran Alliance]] and the [[Federated Suns]]. The unit had bounties placed on its collective head by many people, with Annette herself worth twenty million [[C-Bills]]. In the wake of her use of nuclear weapons, she received the nickname "Atomic Annie" and was commonly referred to as such by [[LAAF]] and [[AFFS]] personnel. Presumably she and the Fifth sold their services as a mercenary BattleMech unit to whoever dared to hire them, as their history and whereabouts remain unknown from the conclusion of the Civil War to their sudden arrival on [[New Avalon]]. On the run, she formed a close bond with Marcus Cleveland, later known as [[Mark Scar]], one of her senior staff officers.<ref name=TR3058/><ref name=IotBc9>''Isle of the Blessed'', Book 2, Chapter 3: A Lord of the Realm</ref> |
===Third Battle of New Avalon=== | ===Third Battle of New Avalon=== | ||
| − | In December [[3072]], Annette and the remnant of the [[Fifth FedCom RCT]] arrived on [[New Avalon]] to assist in lifting the [[Word of Blake]] siege of the planet.<ref name=IotBc4/> She ordered the use of five of her remaining six nuclear warheads and managed to destroy several Word of Blake ships that were in orbit, breaking through their blockade. When she reached the ground, she was greeted by [[Marshal of the Armies]] [[Jackson Davion]], who still bore a grudge against her for what she had done during the Civil War. Despite his personal feelings, he allowed her and the Fifth FedCom to join in the war efforts as the Federated Suns forces on New Avalon were at the breaking point. She and her unit joined in several defensive and offensive operations in support of Jackson's resistance forces.<ref name=IotBc4/> | + | In December [[3072]], Annette and the remnant of the [[Fifth FedCom RCT]] arrived on [[New Avalon]] to assist in lifting the [[Word of Blake]] siege of the planet.<ref name=IotBc4/> She ordered the use of five of her remaining six nuclear warheads and managed to destroy several Word of Blake ships that were in orbit, breaking through their blockade. When she reached the ground, she was greeted by [[Marshal of the Armies]] [[Jackson Davion]], who still bore a grudge against her for what she had done during the Civil War. Despite his personal feelings, he allowed her and the Fifth FedCom to join in the war efforts as the Federated Suns forces on New Avalon were at the breaking point. She and her unit joined in several defensive and offensive operations in support of Jackson's resistance forces. <ref name=IotBc4/> |
| − | By February [[3073]], Annette realized that the situation was more dire than it had seemed. Seeing an opportunity to clear her name and redeem her and her unit's honor once and for all, she scouted out a stealthy route through the Blakist sensor net into the heart of their forces and then ordered the Fifth to launch a diversionary attack. | + | By February [[3073]], Annette realized that the situation was more dire than it had seemed. Seeing an opportunity to clear her name and redeem her and her unit's honor once and for all, she scouted out a stealthy route through the Blakist sensor net into the heart of their forces and then ordered the Fifth to launch a diversionary attack. Saying her goodbyes to her good friend and lover Colonel [[Mark Scar]], Annette set off on her pre-planned route in her ''[[Penetrator]]'' BattleMech, her very last atomic weapon strapped inside its frame. Her plan was to sacrifice herself, but in so doing annihilate the majority of the Blakist 'Mechs. Jackson, who had been keeping a close eye on Annette since her landing, quickly put the pieces of her plan together and moved to intercept her in his ''[[BattleMaster]]'', accompanied by his body guards and Colonel Scar. The men were able to cut her off before she delivered her final payload, and between Jackson's arguments and Scar temporarily relieving her of her command, she was convinced to disarm the warhead and return to friendly lines. |
Knowing that she could not have managed to get this far in her plan without secret assistance from someone in command, Jackson was already suspicious that the person who had supplied her with the location of the warheads on Axton was now trying to tie up their loose ends by allowing her to go to her death. Annette opened a private channel and confessed that she had finally learned the traitor's identity: [[General]] [[William Kossacks]], the respected former commander of the [[Second Davion Guards]]. Shocked and enraged, Jackson recorded both her words and his statement authenticating them, detailing how Annette had been played from the start by Kossacks.<ref name=IotBc6/> | Knowing that she could not have managed to get this far in her plan without secret assistance from someone in command, Jackson was already suspicious that the person who had supplied her with the location of the warheads on Axton was now trying to tie up their loose ends by allowing her to go to her death. Annette opened a private channel and confessed that she had finally learned the traitor's identity: [[General]] [[William Kossacks]], the respected former commander of the [[Second Davion Guards]]. Shocked and enraged, Jackson recorded both her words and his statement authenticating them, detailing how Annette had been played from the start by Kossacks.<ref name=IotBc6/> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook) | + | *''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]'' |
* ''[[Isle of the Blessed]]'' (novel) | * ''[[Isle of the Blessed]]'' (novel) | ||
| − | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]'' | + | *''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]'' |
[[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Leyland, Annette]] | [[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Leyland, Annette]] | ||
[[Category:Federated Suns Characters|Leyland, Annette]] | [[Category:Federated Suns Characters|Leyland, Annette]] | ||
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