They could tell that the man was utterly loyal to her, not hesitating for a moment even when it meant taking his own life.
This just went to show how much prestige Stella Sterling commanded among her people.
The other leaders of Caeluna Base were also silent. Life at Caeluna Base was harmonious; they'd never had to deal with this kind of scheming and backstabbing. They were all brothers-in-arms who had faced life and death together, and they usually got along very well.
Now, with a brother dead before their very eyes, their hearts were heavy with sorrow.
Moreover, they knew he had taken his own life to avoid implicating anyone else at Caeluna Base, which made the reality of his death even harder to bear.
Stella Sterling closed her eyes. "Clean this up and have him cremated. And make sure the ones handling the body wear protection!"
