Alton stood before his men outside the silo complex.
"Men…" he looked across the gathered group of soldiers, each of whom he knew intimately and would trust with his life. "I have something important to announce. I'm pretty sure most of you have already guessed what it is," his eyes flashed with suppressed passion, and he took a deep breath before ploughing on.
"I personally, have decided to stay here and join the rebellion. I plan to help these runaway female warriors build an army to defeat the Emperor."
There were a series of exclamations from across his team of guards. A mixture of "yes!", "about time!" and "holy shit!"
"I don't need to tell you, of all people, what kind of risks this endeavour entails. If any of us get caught, it will be a bloody brutal end; death on the battlefield could be considered a very good outcome in comparison...