Unleash The Hound

Rolando was in the waiting room. He'd been sitting there kicking his feet waiting to talk to Brubaker. His new secretary a young man who looked freshly pressed into uniform was the only other occupant. The secretary was using a hybrid interface for his computer, part neural connection, part optical. It mostly meant the young man stared off into space with a monocle over one eye while he processed his requests. Rolando never liked the idea of the machine literally being a part of you, he'd be using his fingers until the day he died. Trezlan was the same way much to Rolando's chagrin. But he had something about machines taking you over or something, it was his usual madness. Rolando's thoughts were going down the rabbit hole when the young man's voice told him Brubaker was ready.

Brubaker's new office on top of having a waiting room with secretary was now a lot larger. He still had his wall of monitors, but they weren't the majority of the room now, they only took up a small portion of it. He had a large wood desk, and comfy chairs in front of it. One of them was occupied by a green skinned shorty, Rolando had heard of people being disfigured by mining accidents and shorties always took the brunt of that kind of thing, still it was weird seeing someone who was green.

"Sit."

"Sir I'd really like to discuss the necromancer situation." Rolando had given up his fathers files to command, he's also told them about the missing Detective but nothing had happened. He'd sat and stewed it over, but nothing was going on and he was tired of it, that poor woman was out there because of him and his lack of doing something and it ate him up in side.

"I'm aware Lieutenant, you have requested several leaves to track the man down, and I have rejected them all, you're not a field agent."

"BUT I WAS YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME!" Rolando was upset, he had become aware that since he saved the Emperor he wasn't being granted freedom, he was being granted prison, to keep him safe since the Emperor liked him, but all that meant was he got a pretty cage and nothing to do, he'd rather be on the rim.

"Sergeant?" Rolando hadn't even noticed the shorty had a military rank, or that he was wearing a uniform.

"Oh that's my que? Yes, nice to meet you Lieutenant, Sergeant Kyriac, I'm with the hounds in this sector of space. I've looked over your report, but I'm at a loss here as to what you think can be done that hasn't already been done? Sure the necromancy angle is new, but we've been looking for this guy Lorentino, what can you bring that we already aren't leveraging?" Rolando admitted he didn't have a lot more to bring other than what he'd provided, but he had to do something.

"Me I bring me, and what I am is lucky, sometimes that's better than simply being good." Brubaker shrugged and the Sergeant smiled.

"Well alright Lieutenant, if the general ok's it you can join us, temporarily mind you, we don't need you long term."

"You will, Trust me." Brubaker sighed, but Rolando was happy, he was being let out, even if it was provisionally. That was always the first step, then when they couldn't do anything without him they'd have him on full time, was only a matter of time.