Appears in Beyond Amargosa
Flight Blade brings together [Mitsuko Yamato] and [Giddeus Modesto] aboard the CNV Challenger as part of the growing campaign to liberate Amargosa. Ordered to Metis, they retrieve Athena Jovann, a Compact Attorney dispatched to investigate the political and legal complexities surrounding Hanar, a joint human-Gelt colony that has become central to both diplomacy and military staging.
As the pair proceeds to Hanar and beyond, they are drawn deeper into preparations for the long-anticipated liberation. Mitsuko navigates the overlapping worlds of diplomacy and command, while Modesto—now under the eye of Admiral Eileen Burke—continues maturing as both a pilot and a person. Athena’s sharp legal insights prove essential to bridging divides among allies, shaping the political framework for postwar cooperation.
The story culminates in the opening moments of the Liberation of Amargosa, with Flight Blade ending just as the fleet enters Amargosa space—handing off the baton to the events of Storming Amargosa.