The fast pace of the Premier Fleet and the Bluejay Fleet meant that it may take less than a week before they commenced their first battle.
In fact, it may very well be possible that their starships moved faster than their scouts were able to peek at their prospective targets and confirm the enemy troop allocation.
That was not a big problem. At most, the eager Larkinsons may have to wait a few more days before they can try out their new toys against the native aliens.
Many members of the Premier Branch had been looking forward to this. Even if their preparations were anything but complete, many of them had already grown sick of staying on New Constantinople VIII while the war kept raging far away.
Now that the Premier Fleet was finally underway, they could finally do the jobs that they originally applied for. Many of them had already been informed in advance that the Premier Branch was not content to remain idle. Action would become an inevitable part of their lives.
