Chapter 354: Draloc Roach Part 2
He had tried, and to this point, failed, to resign to the fact that life would indeed be easier for him to be away from Casus Belli, and her.
At last, this would be the last time he would ever be alone with her. A poignant moment he was not accustomed to, nor had time to prepare. His heart ached, but he kept his mind professionally clear. The contrast was exasperating as he could not naturally control it. One day he will look back and thank Kalvich for punishing himknocking some sense into him. The Supreme Ruler could not have a weak, vulnerable commander at the helmif so, he would resign his rank immediately, or to protect Kalvichs public reputationretire.
Kalvich observed his commander through his holo imaging and could sense the myriad of conflicting emotions flooding through him. They were, in effect, both suffering. The Supreme Ruler had his own deeply buried emotions churning and eating away at him.