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The Admiral and the Assistant

By Whisker the Mad

Published:04 March 2025

Last updated:10 July 2025

Word count:138573

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Admiral Stonefist has served the Emperor faithfully for 30 years, keeping the galaxy safe and expanding the Imperium's borders. A grizzled veteran with a lifetime of war behind him, he is dour, cynical, and angry-- long disillusioned with the ideals of the Imperium.

His new assistant, Kinnit the Kobold, is overjoyed to be the first from her planet to be assigned to the coveted Ninth Fleet. She arrives filled with hope and energy, eager to rise through the ranks of the Imperial Navy and earn all Kobolds the right to become full members of the Imperium.

Admiral Stonefist hates that his new assistant is not human and is alarmed as his slowly growing respect for her begins to develop into something else. He is determined to drive her out of the Navy for her own good. However, with her help he discovers an insidious conspiracy which threatens the safety of the entire Imperium.

Can the Admiral and the Assistant cooperate long enough to disrupt the vile machinations of the Imperium's reluctant allies and stop the Insectoid menace? And can the Admiral grapple with his newfound feelings, which fly in the face of society and the law?

(Space Opera with romance elements)

  • Mild Violence
  • Alcohol Use

Chapters

  1. 1 - Kinnit's New Assignment
  2. 2 - The Admiral's Desk
  3. 3 - Insectoids Attack!
  4. 4 - Chasing Answers
  5. 5 - Investigating the Vylar
  6. 6 - Hard Decisions
  7. 7 - Hunting Pirates
  8. 8 - The Bolt of Justice
  9. 9 - The Council of Admiralty
  10. 10 - Figuring Out An Apology
  11. 11 - Assassin!
  12. 12 - Decanting the Biopod
  13. 13 - A Long-ish Nap
  14. 14 - Incarceration and Destruction
  15. 15 - The Deadliest Formation
  16. 16 - Starting Again
  17. 17 - Putting It Together
  18. 18 - Memories of Battle
  19. 19 - Revelations
  20. 20 - An Unexpected Interview
  21. 21 - Gambling
  22. 22 - Protecting the Conspiracy
  23. 23 - A Bold Strategy
  24. 24 - A New Plan
  25. 25 - The Missing Outpost
  26. 26 - Digging Out
  27. 27 - A Traitor To One
  28. 28 - Alliance
  29. 29 - Reward
  30. 30 - Vacation
  31. 31 - The Ball
  32. 32 - Dancing With the Heavy Cruiser
  33. 33 - The Star Deck
  34. 34 - Grappling With the Insectoids
  35. 35 - Leaving Ophir
  36. 36 - Gaps
  37. 37 - Escape
  38. 38 - The Choice
  39. 39 - Building a Road
  40. 40 - A Change of Heart
  41. 41 - A Cryptographer's Favorite Puzzle
  42. 42 - Reflections
  43. 43 - Confession
  44. 44 - Subversion
  45. 45 - Inspection
  46. 46 - Bureaucracy and Commencement
  47. 47 - The Oryndrax Homeworld
  48. 48 - Standoff
  49. 49 - Listening In
  50. 50 - A New Assignment
  51. 51 - Reaching an Understanding
  52. 52 - Catastrophe
  53. 53 - Erebus Base
  54. 54 - Logistics
  55. 55 - Investigation
  56. 56 - Home To Takkar
  57. 57 - Gathering Storms
  58. 58 - The Trap Springs
  59. 59 - A New Worry
  60. 60 - Descending to Techterra