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===War and Plunder=== | ===War and Plunder=== | ||
{{Quote|It's a good job, Kip. Stop worrying. Cap is fair and we make a decent living, better than most out here.|Cade|Cade reassures Kip concerning the ethical implications of their work.}} | {{Quote|It's a good job, Kip. Stop worrying. Cap is fair and we make a decent living, better than most out here.|Cade|Cade reassures Kip concerning the ethical implications of their work.}} | ||
At some point after his eighteenth birthday, Cade enlisted with the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]. As a marine, he fought in numerous theaters during the decades-long [[Human-Covenant War]]. His encounters with [[Mgalekgolo]] especially left deep scars, as he saw people killed ruthlessly by them a hundred times or more. The last time he saw one | At some point after his eighteenth birthday, Cade enlisted with the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]. As a marine, he fought in numerous theaters during the decades-long [[Human-Covenant War]]. His encounters with [[Mgalekgolo]] especially left deep scars, as he saw people killed ruthlessly by them a hundred times or more. The last time he saw one was around [[2551]], after he had already been discharged and become a salvager. He killed more than his fair share of [[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-Yar]], and even a few [[Sangheili]], during the war. On a select few occasions, he had even seen [[Spartan]]s in action. During the war, Cade's home world was [[glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] and his entire family was killed. In one fell swoop, he lost his wife, his two children, his parents, and his siblings. When he was honorably discharged the return to civilian life was difficult for him, as he had nowhere to go and nobody to call family.<ref name="ITF"/> Eventually, he found work on a [[salvager|salvage]] ship, the ''[[Hakon]]'', and it was there that he first met Rion Forge. On Rion's twenty-fourth birthday in [[2549]], she got into a fight with a crew member named [[Sorely]] in the ship's cargo hold. A crowd gathered to watch the fight and place bets. When Sorely tried to throw Rion against the bulkhead, she instead was slammed into Cade. He caught her and whispered in her ear that sorely had bad knees and a left shoulder injury before smacking her on the ass an pushing her back toward him. So shocked at his audacity, she was blindsided by a punch to the face and dropped to the deck. However, Cade's advice ultimately caused her to overcome Sorely, who she killed. Rion would go on to become the captain of the ''[[Hakon]] in [[2551]] after the deaths of its captain, [[Bjorn Birger]], and his wife, [[Unn Birger|Unn]]. Eventually Rion left the ''Hakon'' behind and instead acquired the ''[[Ace of Spades]]'', a modified {{Class|Mariner|transport ship}}. Cade followed her. [[New Tyne]], [[Venezia]], became the place from which they conducted salvaging runs.<ref name="ITF"/> On a few occasions, the crew stumbled upon human remains amidst wreckage. In July of [[2556]], the crew of the ''Ace of Spades'' vacationed on [[Sundown]], and by December of that same year, it fell into one of its largest paydays ever. Rion personally participated in a four-way bidding war for a small piece of a Forerunner navigational databoard at a small bazaar on [[Komoya]], and after winning the bidding war, she sold the databoard to a Sangheili for a large profit.<ref name="F289/290">''[[Halo: Fractures]]'', ''[[Into the Fire]]'', ''pages 289-290''</ref> In January of the [[2557|new year]], the crew returned to Venezia after having been gone for six weeks. There, another profit was made through the sale of a [[stasis field]] generator, [[Type-25 Spiker]]s, and [[Type-51 carbine]]s.<ref name="ITF"/> | ||
While Rion was in New Tyne with [[Kip Silas]] and [[Lessa]], two other members of the crew, Cade remained at the [[New Tyne Airfield]] so he could perform maintenance on the ship's track system.<ref name="ITF"/> When the three finally returned they found him seated a story up on a catwalk, still hard at work. Rion notified him of a planned meeting to take place in fifteen minutes and he responded with a curt nod. When those fifteen minutes had passed, the crew found itself gathered around the ship's mess table to hear what the captain had to say. Rion revealed that she had used some of their recent windfall to purchase information regarding another potential claim; specifically, the wreckage of a ship that could very well be a military vessel downed during the war. The possibility of discovering a UNSC ship sparked a debate between Kip and the siblings, Lessa and [[Niko]], as Kip believed the [[UNSC Salvage Directive]] would need to be followed in such a case. Cade leaned back in his chair and quietly observed the argument with crossed arms. Rion met his somber gaze before she added her voice to the discussion by assuring Kip that she would do the right thing if any heavy ordinance was discovered. When Cade then spoke, he told Kip he should stop worrying and that Rion would be fair. He then asked her what their destination was, to which she replied "[[Ectanus 45]]". Their prize was located on a moon in that system, [[Eiro]].<ref name="ITF"/> Cade thoughtfully considered the news and reminded Rion that it was right on the edge of the [[Inner Colonies]], which was not their usual haunt and could lead to trouble for them. Rion was resolved to make the journey regardless, justifying it by way of the reward it could bring. After the conclusion of the meeting, Cade sparred with Rion after she worked out by herself. By the time they finished it had been an hour since they had left Venezia.<ref name="SAS"/> | While Rion was in New Tyne with [[Kip Silas]] and [[Lessa]], two other members of the crew, Cade remained at the [[New Tyne Airfield]] so he could perform maintenance on the ship's track system.<ref name="ITF"/> When the three finally returned they found him seated a story up on a catwalk, still hard at work. Rion notified him of a planned meeting to take place in fifteen minutes and he responded with a curt nod. When those fifteen minutes had passed, the crew found itself gathered around the ship's mess table to hear what the captain had to say. Rion revealed that she had used some of their recent windfall to purchase information regarding another potential claim; specifically, the wreckage of a ship that could very well be a military vessel downed during the war. The possibility of discovering a UNSC ship sparked a debate between Kip and the siblings, Lessa and [[Niko]], as Kip believed the [[UNSC Salvage Directive]] would need to be followed in such a case. Cade leaned back in his chair and quietly observed the argument with crossed arms. Rion met his somber gaze before she added her voice to the discussion by assuring Kip that she would do the right thing if any heavy ordinance was discovered. When Cade then spoke, he told Kip he should stop worrying and that Rion would be fair. He then asked her what their destination was, to which she replied "[[Ectanus 45]]". Their prize was located on a moon in that system, [[Eiro]].<ref name="ITF"/> Cade thoughtfully considered the news and reminded Rion that it was right on the edge of the [[Inner Colonies]], which was not their usual haunt and could lead to trouble for them. Rion was resolved to make the journey regardless, justifying it by way of the reward it could bring. After the conclusion of the meeting, Cade sparred with Rion after she worked out by herself. By the time they finished it had been an hour since they had left Venezia.<ref name="SAS"/> | ||