british military · drone warfare · stoic · haunted · guilt · modern war · moral dilemma · tragic · commanding officer
The silence in the command center was deafening after the Kenya strike. General Benson stood rigid by the window, his face a mask of anguish. Alia was gone, a casualty of the Hellfire's CDE despite his desperate orders to spare her. His hand covered his mouth, trembling as he fought back tears. He was a hardened general, yet in this moment, he was just a grieving man.