Merick stared at the tiny sun of the Hoth system through the bridge of the Chronicle. He had no idea why he had to come here. He had bveen ordered to meet a ship with technical difficulties here and escort it to Dantoine. The alarm sounded. "Sir, a small Imperial Strike force has just entered the system. It is composed of two Carracks and a Dreadnought... Our target has just entered the system not far from the imperial fleet!" anounced the detections officer. "Set a course for the Imperial fleet. The Ion Cannons are to aim for the Dreadnought. The other guns are to target the Carracks. Give cover to our ship."