19_the_zendtradei_rebellion-第3章

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〃It　takes　a　soldier　to　understand　the　bitter　truths；〃　she　had　saidearlier　that　same　afternoon。　〃People　think　that　because　Khyron　is　deadand　spring　has　arrived　that　the　RDF's　work　is　pleted。　They're　wrong。But　it's　always　easier　to　pretend。　Everyone's　bee　a　Minmei。〃

No　wonder　that　he　and　Lisa　were　inseparable；　Rick　thought。　Andthat　he　hadn't　so　much　as　spoken　to　Minmei　since　the　attack。

The　bitter　truths　many　of　Macross's　hagridden　inhabitants　wereignoring　were　two　threats　that　still　lurked　in　the　stars：　one　posed　bythe　race　that　had　bioengineered　the　Zentraedithe　Robotech　Masterstheother　posed　by　an　equally　fiercesome　race　known　as　the　Invid；　one　of　ahost　of　enemies　the　Zentraedi　had　made　during　their　period　of　empirebuilding　for　Tirol。　The　SDF…2；　the　gargantuan　fortress　Lisa　was　to　havemanded；　had　been　built　to　address　the　first　threat。　As　envisioned　byAdmiral　Gloval；　the　members　of　the　Expeditionary　mission　would　sue　forpeace　with　the　Masters　in　their　own　space；　thus　removing　the　Earth　fromdanger。　Now；　though；　with　the　SDF…2　about　to　be　interred；　hope　for　thesuccessful　execution　of　the　mission　had　centered　on　the　sole　remainingspacefold…capable　battle　wagon　of　the　Zentraedi　armada：　Breetai'sflagship。　From　the　flagship　would　be　fashioned　a　new　dimensionalfortress；　Lang's　SDF…3。

There　was　no　denying　the　necessity　of　the　mission。　Rick；　in　fact；had　probably　been　the　first　to　suggest　using　Breetai's　ship。　But　latelyhe'd　been　regretting　having　opened　his　mouth。　Why　couldn't　he　havesaid；　We're　just　going　to　have　to　pray　that　the　Masters　and　the　Invidhave　better　things　to　do　than　e　looking　for　revenge。　Didn't　it　makemore　sense　to　get　on　with　healing　and　repopulating　the　Earth　instead　ofwasting　time　worrying　about　things　that　might　not　even　happen？

Even　so；　he　knew　it　was　too　late　for　regrets。　There　was　nodissuading　Lisa；　in　any　case。　She　saw　it　as　a　sacred　obligation　tocarry　out　the　assignment　Gloval　had　given　her　on　the　morning　of　hisdeath。　Rick　could　understand　that；　too；　though　it　sometimes　felt　thathis　and　Lisa's　newly　affirmed　love　was　little　more　than　an　extension　ofthat　obligation。　Something　he　and　Lisa　owed　to　Gloval；　Claudia；　Sammie；Kim；　and　Vanessa；　all　of　whom　had　foreseen　a　Hunter…Hayes　union　longbefore　either　of　them　had。

The　hand　of　fate　seemed　to　be　steering　him　along　with　forcefulclaps　on　the　back。　He　was　grateful　for　the　shove　that　had　landed　him　inLisa's　life；　but　he　wanted　to　evade　any　jostling　that　might　mean　addedresponsibilities。　He　was　fortable　with　his　captain's　rank；　and　heknew　that　he　was　an　able　team　leader。　No　need　to　overextend　himself；　orallow　anyone　else　to。　He　simply　didn't　have　what　it　took　to　mandfrom　a　desk　or　from　behind　the　shielded　partition　of　some　tech…heavybalcony　in　a　war　room。