(Planet Tithia, later in the evening)
Although the First Elder had skimmed over quite a lot of crucial details, fortunately, when evening had rolled around, a proper military lieutenant arrived at their assigned quarters to provide Leo and Veyr with a far more comprehensive and structured briefing— one that clarified every key point that the First Elder had failed to explain.
The man, dressed in standard-issue combat uniform, bore the hardened expression of someone who had seen real combat, and carried himself with the quiet authority of a seasoned operative.
He walked them through the mission's finer layers with disciplined precision, outlining not just the surface-level objectives but the embedded expectations that came with impersonating officers of the enemy.
