In this chapter, Marie recovers from the training mission, and reveals her past and motivations to her lieutenant.  Whether this is a smart move remains to be seen...

Text version available on Scribblehub and Space Battles, which include art done by some talented BattleTech artists:

https://www.scribblehub.com/series/559158/mechwarrior-wild-rose/

https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/battletech-mechwarrior-wild-rose.1059206/#post-88950965

The audio version, accompanied by art from some of the talented artists in the Battletech community is available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBPKALVoB6iB_cUJhqAzqjdNzva-6R9iu.   Posts there also include some open-source music I found online.

Sound FX: //freesound.org/

Gallery of art generated for this story: https://ko-fi.com/album/Story-art-B0B5IP9UE.  Donations are not required, but they are appreciated.

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Battletech and Mechwarrior are the property of Catalyst Game Labs.  I am just a fan who enjoys the series.

Rachel McCloud, the Bristol, Marie Rose (Sr.) and the Black Thorns are creations of James Long, who among other things wrote Main Event and DRT for the Battletech universe.