Samson liked how he was being a good steward of the Hegemony's funds and keeping their medical personnel occupied. He definitely did not like how the Garrison Commander made it a point to explain to his wife how great a job he was doing making her so much extra money that no one before had ever thought to do. It smacked strongly of maneuvering for favor. Never mind that in all three times Samson had spent in there, it had always been packed elbow to elbow with damaged Guardsmen in need of repair and horrifically wounded regular military literally stacked in stasis pods along the walls waiting for their turns. Returning soldiers to duty was an extremely high priority for the Hegemony Military Corporations. Trained, skilled and experienced troops were hard to replace, so they did not wa

