An Ice-Cold Dish
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An Ice-Cold Dish | |
|---|---|
| Novelette by Paul Sjardijn | |
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| Published in | Shrapnel Issue 5 |
| Pages | 18 |
| Chronology | |
| Era | Jihad era |
| Timeline | 11 October 3067 — 18 October 3067 |
An Ice-Cold Dish is a short story by Paul Sjardijn that was published in the fifth issue of Shrapnel on 15 June 2021.
Contents
Plot summary[edit]
On 11 October 3067, the Word of Blake's semi-covert liaison with the Waco Rangers, Leopold Jenkins, meets with Wayne Waco for an update on the upcoming assault on Outreach. Jenkins tries to persuade Waco to wait several days for continued preparations, rather than to attack while most of Outreach's garrison is gone, but Waco murders him. After momentarily considering cutting and running, leaving Blakist plots behind, Waco decides to instead go on the attack against Wolf's Dragoons on his own accelerated plan, one final suicidal act of bloody revenge.
By 18 October, the battle of Harlech has raged for a few days, Waco's forces dealing significant damage to the Dragoons. That day, Waco's command lance finds and engages that of Jaime Wolf. The lances whittle each other down until only Waco and Wolf remain standing, and the two commanders duel. Waco, still enraged over the death of a son he can barely remember, strikes a killing blow on Wolf, but never realizes. He dies himself, still seeing Wolf's Archer standing.
Featured characters[edit]
- Ada Gruber
- Bahn Nichols
- Jaime Wolf
- Leon McCarthy
- Leopold Jenkins
- Marvin Jacobs
- Wayne Waco
- 'Muscles' Slocomb
- Barnes
- Alpin Wolf (mentioned)
- Anton Marik (mentioned)
- Fiona Richel (mentioned)
- John Waco (mentioned)
Featured BattleTech[edit]
- BattleMaster
- Cobra
- Banshee
- Pillager
- Victor
- Archer
- No-Dachi
- Gallowglas
- Phoenix Hawk
- Centurion
- Hoplite
Featured units[edit]
- Waco Rangers
- Wolf's Dragoons
- Home Guard (Wolf's Dragoons)
- Zeta Battalion (Wolf's Dragoons)
- Beta Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons) (mentioned)
- Epsilon Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons) (mentioned)
- Seventh Kommando (mentioned)
- 3rd Dismal Disinherited (mentioned)
- Crimson Crusaders (mentioned)
- Smithson's Chinese Bandits (mentioned)
- Tiger Sharks (mentioned)
- Broadsword Legion (mentioned)
- 51st Dark Panzer Jaegers (mentioned)
- Battle Magic (mentioned)