His boots clicked as they met the flooring, hard black rubber announcing his approach to anyone in the hallway. He quickly adjusted his cap, ensuring it was straight before he walked into the room; the two guardsmen on door duty gave a salute to him as he passed, he ignored them. The doors slid open as he walked in, and the three men in the room turned to face him. "Colonel Attelus, good to see you." Alaric gulped and nodded, trying his best to shake back. "You no doubt have gotten your orders, the Deeprok twelfth are already prepared to meet us on the ground." "The emperor protects." **