The captain who brought Vengeance back believes he is the only person able to fly it, yet he has been included reluctantly in the investigation and given only a peripheral role. He sees this exclusion as another example of personal rivalries continuing during total war. An admiral's son has been interfering with his career, and the captain doubts that the senior admiral will stop it. With no warship assigned to him, he spends his days on administrative work despite earlier combat successes. A summons from another admiral is welcome because it offers a possible escape from enforced inactivity, even though he expects the new assignment to be dangerous.
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Fractured Horizons: sidelining the only pilot of a captured warship
A captured warship's pilot remains idle while personal rivalries restrict his involvement in an urgent wartime investigation.