"Someone had to die for you to receive this rank!?"
Samson chuckled at her misunderstanding. "No, April, not this time. This time it was passed by 'retirement' is probably the best word. Or the closest I can think of to the truth at the moment."
"I have still never heard of this rank. Are you saying that there is only one person with this rank at a time in the whole Empire?"
"Yes. It is a unique rank. And there is not much 'turn-over' at the upper levels of the Guardsmen ranks, but there is always a High Commander in communications with the rest of the Empire."
"Who did you inherit from? I'm assuming he 'retired'?"
"He only retired for the position of 'High Commander'. I was chosen by High Commander Phyllip Chroynos. He held the posting for the last twenty two years. He just
