Formal Report and Letter to Vaughn; Summer 1936

"Herein follows the written reports of the events of Glasholme Flight during the Summer of 1936.

Submitted by Lieutenant Henriette LeClair. Inaccuracies and biases in the report are to be addressed to the aforementioned submitter.

Lts. Blevins and LeClair arrived in Glasholme in the early summer. There they met with Warrant Officers Holst, Jaeger, and Lund. A base of operations was established in "The Rusty Tub", an emptied tavern repossessed by the Glasholme Flight.

Lieutenant LeClair formally reports unintended mental and emotional compromise as a result of use of flight abilities during their stay in Glasholme. Lts. LeClair and Blevins experienced some psychological compromise in their previous post at Ternwald, but recent activities have compounded damages.

A Novgoraadi pilot was recently taken prisoner by the Glasholme flight and kept under surveillance in headquarters. Lieutenant LeClair takes formal responsibility for all events associated with the internment of one Mr. Termitsan. Some discussion was had over the appropriateness of keeping the Novgoraadi pilot prisoner. Arguments lodged in favor primarily offered potential procurement of information and observation of behavioral tendencies as reason to keep him. Because of this, Lt. LeClair elected to keep the prisoner for the time being.

Both of the previous points are brought up to explain the events regarding Lt. Blevins' actions. Lt. Blevins, suffering duress from recent combat expenditure, took it upon herself to resolve the problem of keeping a prisoner. Miscommunications thereof resulted in Lt. LeClair relieving Lt. Blevins of her command of the flight pending investigation. Such investigation has henceforth been rescinded.

Side effects of pendant use resulted in a link forming between Glasholme and somewhere in Novgoraadi territory temporarily. It was there that Mr. Termitsan was permitted to escape. Lt. LeClair was the last to see Mr. Termitsan prior to his escape, and the link has since been closed permanently.

It is unknown what information Mr. Termitsan possesses and what potential threat this poses to the Albaean military at this time. As previously stated, Lt. LeClair assumes full responsibility for these events given her status as a higher ranking officer and Lieutenant Blevins' temporary relief from command. Punishments resulting from these events should be levied against Lt. LeClair.

Signed,
Lt. Henriette LeClair
Glasholme Flight Commanding Officer"

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Enclosed as well is a letter from Henriette addressed to Chester Vaughn:

"Dear Chester Vaughn,

It is under my command that I have allowed Vladko Termitsan to escape to his homeland. I know not what information he has obtained from our officers while under our care, and I know not what threat this potentially poses towards Albaea at large. I hope it will come to nothing, but I wish to express my concerns to you in particular.

You have been with us before. I believe you understand what I mean when I tell you that what occurred happened because of leftover energy from pendant use. Lt. Blevins' actions were a result of pent up energy after pendant use. The portal that allowed Mr. Termitsan to escape was because of pendant use.

That said, my own actions in letting Vladko Termitsan go were not a result of pendant use. I decided of my own accord to release him, sir, and I came to this conclusion despite knowledge of proper conduct.

Warrant Officer Lund, I believe, was compromised by our prisoner. She grew close to him in the short duration of his stay, and it was because of her pendant use that the portal to Novgoraadi territory was formed. I initially wanted to deal with the prisoner in proper fashion. As you said, if he was posing a problem, he should have been eliminated.

I could not, however, upon observation of Cille Lund, submit to typical conduct. I feared that killing our prisoner would jeopardize my command over my flight, and perhaps worse than that, I found myself more concerned with Cille Lund's emotional well-being than the potential backlash of my actions. I acted on my own feelings, sir. It was against regulations and tantamount to treason, and I was well aware of all of this.

I did what I did because I believed it would draw attention away from Cille Lund's fraternization. If problems were going to arise from these events, I wanted to accept any punishments rather than see my subordinates suffer for my inaction.

To be honest with you, sir, I find myself concerned with our place in the war. I came to believe that Vladko Termitsan was not, in fact, the threat I initially believed. Much like ourselves, he was there because he was ordered, and I could not bring myself to kill a helpless man, even if he has been declared our enemy. I signed up to fight against Novgoraad, and that has not changed, but I did not sign up to kill a man who wished no obvious ill will even after being taken captive just because of his nationality.

Sir, whatever fate may befall me, I remain staunch in my belief that Mr. Termitsan is not a threat to our country. He was simply a man with a duty to his country and little place in his homeland otherwise. If it is a crime to give a man who only wishes to live his life to its fullest, then I accept my status as a criminal. I have, to this date, registered more than 15 confirmed destroyed aircraft. If each aircraft is staffed by 1-3 men, then I can estimate that I have caused the death of at least 27 men in my time in the Albaean Air Force. Each of these men had the potential and intent to harm people and places I swore to protect at the time. Their deaths were a consequence of war. If I ever kill a man in Vladko Termitsan's position, it will be a new count separate from my confirmed kills.

I am sorry to have failed you, sir.

Sincerely,
Henriette LeClair"