Merick entrered the General's room. He saluted and sat down. "Are your pilots ready?" he asked "As ready as can be. Has intelligence comfirmed the Imperials target?" Merick stayed silent a moment before answering. "A large Imperial task force has just left Corellia... They had set a course for these shipyards." Evan stared at Merick for a moment as if considering how to answer. Finally he got up, poured himself a glass of the strong corellian brandy he got fom one of the smugglers and emptied his glass in one straight. "Well I guess this is it. How long till they get here?" "3 hours at the most." answered Merick "Well I had better go and prepare my squadrons." as Evan was leaving Merick called out "General! I just wanted to say that if we didn't survive, it wasd an honor to fight by your side." Evan looked at Merick for a moment, smilled, saluted and left to go and protect Sluis Van. Merick switched on his Comlink. "This is Ioor I need a shuttle to bring me to my ship." before he left Merick did as the General and emptied a glass of Brandy. He then left for the hangar.