Chapter 16

In this chapter, Marie and Caradin go to root out the pirate base, and Marie finds out just what that involves. Author's note: thank you so much for everyone who's stuck it out through Chapters 14-16, especially this one which has been delayed coming out. This was a big moment in the story and I wanted to do it right. Battletech and Mechwarrior are not mine. I am a fan adding my little piece to this series' amazing history. Go support the actual owners, or anyone else who contributed to the series over the years. Any property used here is done under the Fair Use provisions of US copyright law. Sound FX by https://freesound.org/ Rachel McCloud, the Bristol, Marie Rose (Sr.) and the Black Thorns are creations of James Long. Text version is available on Scribble Hub, Space Battles, Fanfiction.net, and Archive of Our Own, which includes art. Audio plus art and music is available on YouTube. Gallery of art for this story so far is on my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/lucendacier. Donations are not required, but they are appreciated, and help me host the podcast and pay the artists for their work.