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The rest of the trip was comparatively uneventful, even though a fair number of the crew was on edge. Many were afraid that the Dark Elves would attack again. They also were afraid that they would arrive to find a smouldering ruin of a sacked settlement. Everyone either killed or taken away as slaves. Fortunately these fears were abaited. The Drow did not send another fleet their way, they did not face another enemy ship. A few hours beforehand, Petrov gave a brief report by radio of the events and received instructions for a meeting with Discovery and a request for more information. He had expected this and had a report prepared, but even so he knew that this would not be good for morale. It would mean a fair number of invertviews of the crew while they were trying to unwind a bit or get work done, although he knew why such things were nessisary. The first of which was his, which happened as soon as the fleet arived. The settlement was still largely a workcamp, though some construction had been going on. He soon arrived at the town hall and entered Discovery's office.

"Committe Member."

"Admiral." Discovery Replied, not one to Dwell on pleasantries. "Your report."

"Here it is Sir." He handed over a folder, inside were a number of Photographs. "The crew should have their reports on the Dark Elvish attack soon enough. Copies have been prepared for the committee back home."

"Did you recover any wreckage or prisoners from the destroyed enemy ships?" Discovery said as he examined the photos.

He was a bit shocked by this question and was fearing this. "We have a few cannonballs aboard, but otherwise no."

"Why did you not do so?"

"The biggest reason was wanted to avoid unessiary delays on our voyage. I figured that the more time we spent at sea the more time the fleet was vulnerable to enemy attack by a second Drow Fleet. At the same time I believed that the Drow might attempt an attack on the colony and that re-inforcing it was the highest priority. In any case, we were hard pressed for space and Dark Elves are hard to subdue."

Discovery said nothing for a few seconds. "That was a logical course of action on your part given the information you had at the time. However, in future you are to collect some specimins for evaluation."

"Yes Sir." Petrov said releived.

"While our forces have emerged victorious in this confrontation, we are still outnumbered by a massive degree. Ignorance is a weakness, Admiral, and we are at war. We need as much Data as we can aquire."

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The rest of the trip was comparatively uneventful, even though a fair number of the crew was on edge. Many were afraid that the Dark Elves would attack again. They also were afraid that they would arrive to find a smouldering ruin of a sacked settlement. Everyone either killed or taken away as slaves. Fortunately these fears were abaited. The Drow did not send another fleet their way, they did not face another enemy ship. A few hours beforehand, Petrov gave a brief report by radio of the events and received instructions for a meeting with Discovery and a request for more information. He had expected this and had a report prepared, but even so he knew that this would not be good for morale. It would mean a fair number of invertviews of the crew while they were trying to unwind a bit or get work done, although he knew why such things were nessisary. The first of which was his, which happened as soon as the fleet arived. The settlement was still largely a workcamp, though some construction had been going on. He soon arrived at the town hall and entered Discovery's office.

"Committe Member."

"Admiral." Discovery Replied, not one to Dwell on pleasantries. "Your report."

"Here it is Sir." He handed over a folder, inside were a number of Photographs. "The crew should have their reports on the Dark Elvish attack soon enough. Copies have been prepared for the committee back home."

"Did you recover any wreckage or prisoners from the destroyed enemy ships?" Discovery said as he examined the photos.

He was a bit shocked by this question and was fearing this. "We have a few cannonballs aboard, but otherwise no."

"Why did you not do so?"

"The biggest reason was wanted to avoid unessiary delays on our voyage. I figured that the more time we spent at sea the more time the fleet was vulnerable to enemy attack by a second Drow Fleet. At the same time I believed that the Drow might attempt an attack on the colony and that re-inforcing it was the highest priority. In any case, we were hard pressed for space and Dark Elves are hard to subdue."

Discovery said nothing for a few seconds. "That was a logical course of action on your part given the information you had at the time. However, in future you are to collect some specimins for evaluation."

"Yes Sir." Petrov said releived.

"While our forces have emerged victorious in this confrontation, we are still outnumbered by a massive degree. Ignorance is a weakness, Admiral, and we are at war. We need as much Data as we can aquire."

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