Fornirian East Naval Fleet, International Waters
"M'lady, we have orders from the mainland" said Vice Admiral Akue Terinoka
The Admiral of the fleet, Akua Aurumile, was the first female naval admiral in charge of an entire fleet. It was her first time in charge of a fleet in an actual naval war, and she never expected to be in one so soon. All that training and studying would have to pay off in this battle
"Don't waste my time, Vice Admiral. Say it quick, or else, go away"
Despite being a man, Akua Aurumile's attitude and personality would frighten many. She was authoritarian and cold, characteristics needed to be dominant in a male-dominated, harsh career. With her simple presence, her crew followed her, because her attitude was commanding, in a cold way
"Y-yes, m'lady. They want us to defend Bawwaba Medina"
When she heard the name Bawwaba Medina, and saw it on the map, she began to complain
"What?! They expect my fleet to go through the damn Nahr?! That place is infested with Sach'aqan warships! Not to mention that Sach'aqan forces are pushing south! We need land troops!"
Akua kept on, rambling and complaining. It's a river, they never trained for such a body of water, who knows if Alssahra has not been contacted, Sach'aqan gunboats might cripple the fleet with a home advantage...However, she eventually gave up, reluctantly, however, and prepared a strategy to defend Bawwaba Medina
"...Fine. But, tell them to send me 10,000 men, or this fleet ain't moving"
"B-but they're the superiors and-"
"Shut it!" said Akua, in a demanding tone, while throwing a crystal object into the floor, shattering to pieces "Do as I say, or these ships are sitting ducks!"
"Un-understood, m'lady..."
Even men feared the female Admiral. When she arrived to lead the fleet in early September, men did not then. However, her anger and commanding attitude, along with savagely punching her men as punishment, made her a nightmare known throughout the crew. She had beaten the Vice Admiral before, and he was the one that was most scared of her because of that, after he refused to do an order because she was a woman. Although they could launch an assault case, Akua won three cases before, in which she justified her actions as both provocation from her subordinates, and the fact that, under naval code, women can take these actions to establish their dominance amongst a crew that views them as weak
Eventually, the mainland ceded, and sent 10,000 troops to aid the Fornirian East Naval Fleet, composed of 7 monitors, 12 battleships, 15 submarines, 17 torpedo boats, 20 destroyers, 22 cruisers and 30 frigates. The carriers, FNAC Valerius and FNHC Helius, were left behind because of terrible wind conditions, and told to regroup with the Fornirian South Naval Fleet, which will send part of it's fleet to take the place of the East. They set course for Bawwaba Medina, as Fornoire's first mission, Operation Arabian Nights, to defend it's closest ally began
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