June 24th, 2015. Grass Creek, Wyoming. Dawn. Diary of Corporal Daniel "Gnar" Duffy.
The morning air is oppressive with fog. Heavy with the defeat of the previous night, the thoughts of my blue-crested soldiers were not quieted with a night of sleep. Through the haze, I can see a few of them assembling breakfast. It is joyless. I feel partly responsible. I was unable to take part in last night's battle due to infirmary orders, but I am cleared to join my brothers tonight. I am ready. I have been issued new mechanical equipment; I am not sure of its potential effects on the battlefield, but it is another weapon at our disposal.