The Officer's Mess was far less busy than the main canteen, with a dedicated table service, rather than a queue. The relatively young servers seemed happy in their roles, away from the violence of warfare of the front lines.
Colonel Wood guided the eclectic group of combat masters to a large table at the centre of the room, one reserved for himself and his guests. The Colonel took a place at the head of the table with his niece to one side without much fuss; however, as they went to sit, he called out: "Master Yamamoto, please, come sit with us."
Master Reed inwardly seethed at being asked to move aside, a slight against him, but it was lessened by the distinguished nature of their guest master from the Eastern Suns. After all, there were not many people who could lay claim to having killed demon tier beasts.
