by David Wainio Note: A brief synopsis is at the end of the story. Lt. Colonel John Linna scratched at his chin absently as he watched a recording on his computer of Pastor Curtis’ most recent sermon once again. John’s Warders were currently three days or so away from their final ride - a DEW Industries owned JumpShip that was waiting to perform the clandestine hop into Circinus space. That meant his unit was about nine or ten days away from dropping on the Yu-shan pirates where a small Warder advance force should already be deployed. While the Pastor was not part of the planning or briefing sessions, he seemed to have divined the nearness of their target destination. His latest sermon had been very, very heavy on the importance of self control and the dignity of human life. All human life