Valkyrie Black

Chapter 68: Challenge of Recovery

“Umm, I -umm. Well you see sir.. I did place her in the tiers on my ship.. she actually beat a master gunnery sergeant of the marines, so technically she does have that standing.”

“Oh, shut up you.” snarled the admiral.

Glaucus stewed for a few minutes. Finally, he looked up, “Staff Sergeant Millons, you know the records. Its been well over ten years since I challenged for my seat. What does the ‘code’ you all are so intent on upholding actually say about the challenge?”

Millons apparently was prepared and pulled a small book from his jacket pocket. After reading a few passages he looked up as read aloud, “The first of three challenges is often to retrieve something of value. The only stipulation is that the actual recovery must be undertaken alone. A crew can only come within a nautical mile of the site, be it a fort or island.”

Anything else?” Glaucus asked.

“A second task mu