[ And if Gates is unconcerned with the risks at hand, then it's his head. He's a soldier like the rest of them, and when the time comes he'll fight. He'll follow orders, as the rest of them are expected to do. With their SO nowhere in sight, Ortez isn't going to be the one to reprimand him in his stead.
Not tonight.
Strangely quiet out there. Maybe it was the day of the year -- not that the Covenant recognized a human holiday, naturally -- but it almost seemed peaceful out there. A moment's respite in the blood and madness of the fight.
And even so, it did little to set him at ease. Every part of him still felt tense, waiting for something. For action, movement, order. Something. So Gates wasn't the only one feeling a little restless. ]
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[ And if Gates is unconcerned with the risks at hand, then it's his head. He's a soldier like the rest of them, and when the time comes he'll fight. He'll follow orders, as the rest of them are expected to do. With their SO nowhere in sight, Ortez isn't going to be the one to reprimand him in his stead.
Not tonight.
Strangely quiet out there. Maybe it was the day of the year -- not that the Covenant recognized a human holiday, naturally -- but it almost seemed peaceful out there. A moment's respite in the blood and madness of the fight.
And even so, it did little to set him at ease. Every part of him still felt tense, waiting for something. For action, movement, order. Something. So Gates wasn't the only one feeling a little restless. ]