by Kal Spriggs
The Admiral hadn't missed that. “The other thing we need to do is think about the next generation. This may not be a short war and we've lost a lot of people. It may be a war your children and grandchildren have to fight. I flushed at that, but not too much. As crappy as that little supply transport had been, I'd give it one thing, it did have a private captain's quarters. It had been a tiny little space no bigger than a closet, but it gave us privacy.
Kyle and I were married. We made use of it. “Working on it, ma'am.”
She flashed me a smile, “Good. Enjoy any time you can take for yourself.” Her smile faded and her eyes turned haunted. “We lost a lot of good people. We're going to lose a lot more.” She straightened, “Glad to have you back aboard, Lieutenant Armstrong.”
“No place I'd rather be, Admiral Armstrong.”
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The End
The stories of Jiden, Kyle, Sashi, and Ashiri will continue with Valor's War, the first book of the War of Valor series
Follow the story of William Armstrong in the Forsaken Valor series.
About the Author
Kal Spriggs is a science fiction and fantasy author. He currently has five series in print: The Valor’s Child YA series, The Renegades space opera and space exploration series, the Shadow Space Chronicles military science fiction and space opera series, the Fenris space opera series, and the Eoriel Saga epic fantasy series.
Kal is a US Army combat veteran who has been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. He’s a graduate of a federal service academy and used a lot of his experiences from there in writing the Valor’s Child books. He lives in Colorado, and is married to his wonderful wife (who deserves mention for her patience with his writing) and also shares his home with his son, and several feline overlords. He likes hiking, skiing, and enjoying the outdoors, when he's not hunched over a keyboard writing his next novel.