The continents fell quickly under EAF's onslaught, leaving only South-East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Southern Pacific Islands intact after the short 4 months since the take over of the Americas. ZAFT, concentrating in space, spread their forces on earth too thin and contributed to their consecutive retreats. The only measurable battle happened at Gibraltar, but after its defeat, ZAFT Supreme Council pulled part of the remaining armed forces on earth back to space, and orders the others to Carpentaria. Vital strategic bases such as Victoria and Kaohsiung are abandoned and their mass drivers destroyed, nevertheless, giving EAF easy passage as it spreads out across the Bering Strait and over the Altantic into Europe, Africa and most of Asia.

However, EAF also has its taste of losses in space. They were repelled time and again at Boaz; the last with the loss of the 2nd Armada, EAF's best space fleet commandeered by Halberton, who was rashly sent by the High Command. Fortunately, Halberton, Flaga, several rookie test pilots, and ship personnel managed to escape to Ptolemaeus base. Considering his abilities and the damage his fleet, though defeated, dealt to ZAFT at Boaz, the admiral was then assigned to a special task force, which is sent to assist the 2nd assault on Carpentaria after the previous failed partly due to the interference of one unknown MS. That defeat also drove for ZAFT's counterattack at the lunar base.

"Flaga unit. X-185 Assail. Go ahead!" announced the CIC just before the linear catapult propels the MS out into the battlefield of Carpentaria, following Forbidden, Calamity, and Raider.

Successor to the outstandingly performing, and stolen, X105, the X185 was developed, at the same time as the other three units, as the prototype MS variation of Moebius Zero, therefore employing its gunbarrel technology but losing the ability to equip packs. Instead of equipping the large, heavy-looking gunbarrel, Assail employs aile-designed backpack and hip packs containing much smaller tube-sized wired single barrelled gunpods. Other than the 2 pods on each hip and 4 at the back, the MS is equipped with a standard-issue beam rifle, a shield, and a couple beam sabers mounted on each forearm which slides into the hands during use. The MS is capable of atmospheric flight, and the gunpods, though not operable under gravity, can fire forwards from the hip and sideways from the back when docked.

"It must be very humiliating for an admiral to lose his whole frontline armada in a single battle," said the EAF commander abroad his carrier, watching 4 MSs launch out of a white battleship, "Let's see if Halberton can reclaim his glory after Boaz's defeat"

"It seems that red mobile suit is out there again" said Flaga, "leave him to me"

"…whatever" said Shani.

"I don't care if you die" added Crot as the three broke formation and boosted ahead inland.

Abroad the Archangel, brief conflicts among the personnel occurred almost everywhere throughout the ship, including the bridge, which ended in more than half of the crew being taken down. Soon after, Halberton received a massage which seemed pleasing to his ears. Meanwhile, Assail and the red MS clashed low over the ZAFT shoreline battery installations and EAF MS attack force, taking down parts of them in the process.

"What…what is Halberton doing!" roared the EAF commander upon realizing that 30 Assail Daggers have been taken down in a mere 12 minutes, "shoot down that red MS!"

"Justice, do you read me?" transmitted Flaga as he shot down several incoming DINNs.

"Acknowledged" Athrun replied, flying past Archangel towards a formation of EAF ships, "Admiral"

"We are ready here" Halberton responded and orders the Lohengrin activation.

The ship wheels around towards Justice and fires both positron cannons. Athrun pulls up, leaving the frigates and cruisers fighting below him to the mercy of the Lohengrin. He then fires the Fatum backpack cannons in Archangel bridge's direction, destroying 2 GINNs, followed by Assail which finished off the surviving 4 ships in the vicinity.

"Engines full forward. We are leaving" ordered Halberton now that the waters in front of them are free of obstacles, as he referred to his watch, "looks like it's almost time for those three. Send a message 'resupply at commanding carrier', got it?"

"Commander! 8 frigates and 3 cruisers have been downed and Archangel appears to be moving out of the battlefield" informed an officer, causing the commander to boil up.

"Archangel, what's the meaning of this! Respond!" However, no reply came as the monitor in front of him shows Justice and Assail flying in after the ship. "Then, then, what about Forbidden, Calamity, Raider?"

"They are approaching our position and requesting clearance to resupply"

"We have no equipment for those three. Get them in quickly and send them back Kaohsiung! High Command will be questioning me for this. Dammit!" he swung his fists down onto the armrest. "Send out a recon unit after that ship and alert Kaohsiung...damn you Halberton."

Protector's Resolve

Despite all the fighting and violence, the neutral island nation of Orb continues on with relative peace. However, that calm is due to the hard work of its politicians and leaders, who had been under intense pressure from the two major forces.

"War, politics, father's work, At…and I'm stuck in a stupid uniform doing irrelevant things at this boring place. I don't like this, I don't like it at all!" shouted Cagalli as she stuffed some books, one of which reads 'History and Principles of Orb', into her almost empty locker.

"Calm down, Cagalli. You should be glad that we aren't involved in the war" said Milliaria, hugging a thick book in front of her as she waits for the other to finish venting her frustration at the poor locker.

Milly was one of the few familiar people Cagalli recognized when she first arrived at the School of Advanced Instruction and the two became fast friends. Milly's family moved to Orb during EAF's Europe conquest to escape the violence. Cagalli, having gone through a little of the violence of war, occasionally gets irritated at the carefree attitude of other people, especially some arrogant students who she readily knock out, consequently landing her in detentions frequently and earning her a similar reputation she received at Dublin as a brash tomboy.

"You don't think this weather will clear up soon, do you?" said Milly while looking out the windows towards the almost black thunderclouds as the two walked along a corridor to the next class.

"Nah" she replied softly before drifting off, "Athrun, where are you?", until a flash of lightning streaked nearby, causing her to jump slightly. At the same time, the lights in the corridor went off, leaving the area pitch-black except for the occasional flashes from the storm outside. "What now?"

"It seems the other buildings are also experiencing the same problem" Milly remarked, pointing to the adjacent block of the schooling complex, "even the emergency exit lights are out. That's strange"

Just as she finished, an announcement rang out over the PA system, "All students, please do not panic and proceed cautiously towards the main auditorium. Power will be back shortly. I repeat, all-"

"Target sighted. Proceed with the plan" whispered a figure into a device that resembles a headset which is connected to a pair of goggles as he walked past fidgety students.

Milly treads alongside the corridor's wall with Cagalli holding on to her right hand as they feel their way about the darkness. Suddenly, Cagalli's free hand struck an object that feels like an arm of a person. Just as she was about to apologize, another lightning flashed, granting her the second to see a uniformed figure lunging at her. A sharp pain coursed from the cave of her ribs as she start to black out. "Brown…familiar"

"Come in" replied Uzumi in response to the knocks on his door.

"A report from Surveillance, sir" entered a page boy of the Parliament Building, "There's a power outage at the School. A lightning struck in the vicinity of the area 4 minutes ago and the whole area is still down. Security are investigating the site right now"

"An-" he was interrupted by a distant, faint vibration, followed by an incoming transmission a few seconds later. "Yes?" he spoke into the handle of video phone.

"Lord Uzumi! This…" said a worried-looking female Orb official on the monitor who was replaced by a video feed of a wind-disturbed column of smoke originating from a large area of fiery rubble that seem to struggle against the rain. The handle slipped off his trembling hand upon seeing the ruined building.

"You have been very valuable to me, Rozefy" said Creuset, smiling and sliding a diskette he received from her into his pocket, "I wouldn't know what to do without you"

Even in the dimly lighted atmosphere of the crowded bar, a pale blush appeared on the cheeks of the woman sitting beside the blond man wearing a pair of sunglasses instead of his mask. She was wearing a rather modest one-piece dress that showed her skinny figure. Her brown eyes, which are covered slightly by locks of her shoulder-length black hair, rest behind a pair of glasses. Her appearance was neither pretty nor ugly, but shows traits of a well-educated individual.

"I must go. There are matters to attend to" said Creuset after finishing his glass. He then bade her farewell by kissing her hand while saying softly, "We will carry it out as decided. I shall be waiting"

Turning his back on her, he exited the bar into the artificial night atmosphere of the crowded sector of the colony and got into a vehicle which pulled off in front of him. One of the ZAFT soldiers in the vehicle then handed him a set of white commander uniform.

"Orb news stations just broadcasted. It seems the boy did it" informed the soldier.

"Excellent" he remarked while donning the uniform and asking. "What about that other unit?"

"It is very well hidden. We have no idea of its whereabouts"

"Never mind, just proceed as planned" he paused, giving the soldier the disk. "Get rid of her also"

"I'm impressed, kid" Flaga said, standing beside the captain's chair as Archangel descents among the Southern Alps of New Zealand.

"I would have never expected you to be that same history teacher either" Athrun replied.

"No, no, not that. I'm impressed that the base is so naturally fortified"

"Quit chatting you two" reprimanded Halberton as the ship enters through a rock face which opened into an underground naval cave.

As Archangel comes to a complete stop, Athrun, who noticed that the buildings outside had been withdrawn, frowned upon seeing the unusual busy activity happening inside: Technicians and mechanics hustling around GuAIZs and M1s, and a dismantled orange Izumo-class; pilots wandering around their machines; the yellow base alert level, which rarely happens; and security personnel readying themselves to board the ship. Athrun swiftly grabs a hold on his sidearm and backs up on the bridge exit while keeping a close eye on the bridge personnel.

Then, Waltfeld appeared on the intercom. "I apologize for the extra security, Admiral. A rather complicated affair happened earlier, so we are on high alert."

"Understood. We have no problem with that"

Athrun relaxed slightly when DARTH soldiers entered the bridge and escorted Halberton, Flaga and him out across the platform. Waltfeld is there waiting on an open area, reprimanding several idling personnel to get back to their work. Athrun glanced to his side and noticed Flaga whistling at a group of female trainees passing by in their skin-tight pilot suits. However, since one of them, the instructor, is Aisha, Athrun gave the side of his stomach a good elbow.

"Welcome Admiral. I must admit I was surprised when Father Malchio informed me of your request" he started as the two men shook hands.

"And I'm grateful for your reply" Halberton replied, motioning towards Athrun who had a slight grin on the edge of his lips as Flaga winced while rubbing his injury.

"I should go straight to the point" Waltfeld said as led them towards the rest area, "5 of my agents escaped 54 hours ago. None realized about it until 17 hours later during a drill" Athrun's surprise was added when Waltfeld continued, "Reports came in on the bombings at Orb that happened within the time frame those 5 agents are missing. My spies there also confirmed the trace of DARTH's CKD-2 (Counter Kinetic Detonation) bomb on the remains of the target. To make matters worse, Athha's daughter and numerous other students are-"

He was interrupted when the alarm suddenly rang out and a male voice requested him to come to the control room. Athrun ran after him into the elevator which ascends several stories and then opens up the red-lighted Control.

"Commander, our sensors detected a reconnaissance UAV flying over us. And bearing North-Northwest, a carrier fleet is bearing on our position" an operator said, showing them the sensor map and several video feeds of surveillance cameras installed throughout the mountains.

Waltfeld's eyes shifted from the map to Athrun, who was gaping in disbelief, and then to one of the feeds which are showing the long range UAV losing altitude and crashing into the sea, probably because out of fuel.

"Red alert level! Get all hands on standby" ordered Waltfeld before continuing to look at the visual map showing the blips of ships entering the Tasman Sea. "Identification?"

"The type-LR UAV and ships register EAF identification" replied one operator.

"Commander, allow me to lure them away" Athrun suggested.

"We'll just stay quiet for now" replied Waltfeld sternly at the same time as Halberton and Flaga entered. "Admiral, by taking you in, I assume all responsibility for the safety of your crew. Please do not ask for the clearance to launch" he said before the other can start.

"Then, at least allow me" Flaga continued to which Waltfeld ignored until several explosions vibrated the entire base.

"Sir!" called Athrun.

"Their missiles are missing horribly. They are still unaware of our position and I don't intent to let them"

Nobody could say anything else as they know Waltfeld is right and experienced enough to handle the situation. The bombardment lasted for as long as 10 minutes, and as Flaga said, the natural defense terrain shielded the base pretty well, with only 5 out of 18 cameras taken out during that time. The situation became quiet for the next minute until the ships start launching MSs at the entrance of Cook Strait, followed by the firing of missiles. The beeping of the control panels continues as the missiles close in, but their trajectories are off, heading towards the city east of the base instead.

"They are…"started Halberton.

"Target!" asked Waltfeld quickly.

"Christchurch, sir! The MSs are heading for Wellington as well. But, the cities have started evac early and most of the streets should be empty"

"So, they are trying to force us out, huh?" commented Flaga in a still relaxed tone, but hardly anyone paid attention.

"Justice can launch underwater" Athrun said quite loudly, followed by silence for the next few seconds as Waltfeld seem to struggle for a decision.

"Go!" he finally said to Athrun who immediately dashed out, followed by Flaga. "All hands, we will proceed with Father Malchio's plan. Speed up the preparation for Kusanagi and Archangel. We will destroy the enemy fleet and abandon base"

"Andy…" thought Aisha as everyone around her shouted in keen agreement before immediately resuming their tasks.

"Commander" Halberton said as Athrun dictates his launch sequence in the background, "wouldn't you be thinking of going to Orb?"

"Of course not, Admiral. Orb already has a lot of problems on her hands. We will be escaping to space"

"Archangel doesn't have the equipment necessary to do that, and I believe the Kusanagi needs a mass driver. We are nowhere near the equator"

Waltfeld showed him the view of Archangel being equipped with a pair of atmospheric boosters, "That ship is based on the Izumo-class and we have prepared for it. As for Kusanagi, it would be easier to wait and see"

"You guys seemed determined for it. Care to explain?" asked Flaga while the two MSs are heading for the strait.

Athrun hesitated for a moment before saying, "Commander informed us about EAF's spread and the fact that the base may soon be compromised. Of course there had been heated discussion when we heard that we may need to flee. Malchio resolved the disagreement by saying that the escape is necessary to ensure the faction's survival and our comeback, and he planned most of the preparation. All I know so far is that he is already waiting for us in space and Kusanagi will rendezvous with the Gigafloat somewhere in the Pacific"

"Using that mobile civilian mass driver which EAF lost control of, nice move" he remarked to which Athrun ignored as they surfaced.

"Hey, teacher. I'm going for the mobile suits in transit. Could you handle the city?"

"No problem. And, don't call me that, sounds like I'm intellectual or something. Major would do" he replied, opening fire and destroying the first MS shooting within the city grounds.

Although this is barely Athrun's 3rd sortie in a mobile suit, he performs pretty well in an actual battle and Justice's armament matches his fighting style well. Mounting the backpack lifter, he flies low over the water, making him almost surfing, while evading beam fires and retaliating with his rifle and cannon, taking down a few enemies. The Strike Daggers, though numbering dozens, have a distinct disadvantage against the nuclear-powered MS in that they are unable to fly in the atmosphere.

Flaga performed mostly saber attacks within the city for fear of misfire with the rifle. However, as the enemy MSs start to target him, he cannot afford to stay inland as their shots might also hit the area. Having experience in practice combating Forbidden, Calamity, and Raider, and evading their trigger happy shots, he has no problem evading the ground fire.

"Bastard" he cursed, noticing several enemies taunting him to come down by firing at a building blocks and making it crash onto a group of escaping civilian below. At the next moment, however, those pilots paid for their actions with their lives when a couple sabers disintegrated their bodies. Flaga then rushed to the site and put up his shield to block other shots while the other surviving civilians scurried on behind him. After they left the scene, motionless uniformed bodies can be seen littering the perimeter around the mass of concrete, which many more might probably be crushed underneath it. He looked around and then suddenly turned his head so quickly that his neck cracked when his sub camera scanned past a barely moving brunette nearby the concrete mount. "It can't be…what is she doing here?" he thought, leaving the site for a while to take out incoming units.

"Justice, the city is clear for now. Any more coming in?" Flaga transmitted after stabbing the 5th and the last enemy unit in the cockpit.

"No, I'm keeping them busy," he replied, "The ships are ready to launch in 10 minutes. Please take care of the enemy fleet. I'll join you shortly"

"Be right there" he said, returning to the concrete mess. Assail knelt down before Flaga descents down the cockpit cable. "Murrue" He ran over towards that particular motionless body, checking the absent vital signs of other bodies. Fearing the worst, he checked for hers and was relieved to find them present. He then carried her back to Assail and launched to meet up with Athrun who had already sunk part of the fleet.

"Major, all preparations are comple-" Halberton appeared on the comm and gave him a questioning look upon noticing the unconscious woman on his lap.

"I will explain everything later, sir" he said, switching his sight towards a ship barraging him with anti air fire, "Please hold on for a while"

A few minutes and 9 sunk ships later, Archangel fires up its engines and exits the cave while towing Kusanagi which is equipped with external wings to aid its atmospheric flight. Assail returned to ship so that Murrue can receive the proper medical attention while Justice circled around and scouted ahead.

All DARTH members stood silently as the ships moved into the Pacific until, a few seconds later, the base behind them self-destructed by implosion. All of them, including Waltfeld and Athrun saluted to the place which had been their home, at least for most of them, for 10 years. Halberton and the Archangel crew joined in respect, expect for Flaga who is preoccupied in the medic room. The salute held on for approximately 30 seconds until an incoming message in Archangel's bridge interrupted them.

"Agent clearance code from Orb, sir. It's a recorded video transmission"

"Patch it in" Waltfeld said.

The video, and a night vision variation of it, played showing an almost empty corridor with some uniformed students staggering along, while a male voice introduced, "We managed to secure this footage, sir" The playback continues until 2 figures, Cagalli and Milly is shown. After the camera followed them a few seconds, another person is approaching them from the opposite site of the screen and that cued the footage to zoom into the figure. Both the normal and the night vision did not help as the camera is high-angled and only shows the top of the person's head. However, at the next moment, when the person lunged at Cagalli, a flash provided the light necessary in the normal color version. Waltfeld's heart skipped a beat when he noticed the pale brown color and familiar style of the person's hair. After Milly is taken out similarly the next second, the footage ended with another person joining the previous one and shooting out the camera.

The spectacled youth stares silently out the balcony until a female voice called him from the large house behind the balcony. He looks around blankly for a while before walking towards the source of the call, moving past a person which he clearly hadn't noticed.

"Father Malchio, would you like to join us?" asked the same voice, and that person walks in following the still unaware boy.

"He looks well, Lacus" Malchio said when they are at garden table on which lies three plates of breakfast meals.

The boy suddenly tensed upon hearing the voice and turned around, finally realizing that Malchio's there. He took a few steps back until a pink-haired girl took his arm and while guiding him to his seat, said, "It's fine, Kira. He's a friend" Even so, he still kept looking at Malchio nervously, who just smiled at him.

Being only around Lacus, the servants, and occasionally his and Lacus' tutor, and Siegel, Kira, his mind still recovering, automatically felt uncomfortable around complete strangers. However, despite his socially-retarded behavior, Kira learned at a much faster pace than even the brightest coordinators, as admitted by his tutor. Most of his speaking, writing and reading abilities returned in only a couple of weeks, partly thanks to Lacus. She also realized that he is hindered by his inability to see and therefore gave him that pair of electronic glasses which links directly to his nerves, granting him sight. The first thing that he said out of thin air when he sees Lacus is that she is beautiful. However, he didn't know that they are not related at all. Lacus pretended to be his sister and therefore Siegel, his father, so just that he can act more comfortably around them. Of course, Lacus' feelings to him are not sibling love, but she didn't want to shock him until he has fully recovered. In the early periods of his recovery, Kira, being scared of the dark and monster-under-the-bed affair just like any other kid, always took refuge on Lacus' bed, which in turn, made her uncomfortable, at least for the first few times until she can summon the courage to hug him close while singing him a lullaby. Up till now, he still showed no signs of remembering anything prior to being at Lacus' home. Many a times, she took Kira out on recreations and each time, there would be one or more hardcore fans that were able sneak in and find her together with a seemingly retarded brown-hair. Lacus neither cared about it nor his previous occupation, just as long as he is with her. Each of those intruders had been convinced of trespassing also, so there's little threat of rumors.

"What brings you here, Father?" she asked.

"I have private matters to discuss with Siegel" he replied. "And I'm glad to have met you and him" a phrase to which Lacus frowned as she, having utilized her verbal persuasion skills on her father, knows Malchio's and Kira's relation in DARTH. "However, I feel it's fortunate for him not be involved in such affairs anymore" he added upon sensing Lacus' uneasiness.

After the meal, when Lacus had finished cleaning up, the door bell rang, indicating the time for both teenagers' homeschooling. However, this time something seems quiet off since the voice of one of the maids welcoming the teacher was not heard. Unlike Lacus, Kira tensed once again upon noticing the irregular routine. Since they always have their lessons in the garden, Lacus went to greet the teacher when she entered and stood by the garden door. The Haros jumped more violently at the sight of the female teacher.

Just as she said, "Good morning, Ms Rozefy", however, about a dozen ZAFT attires stormed in, one of them shooting and killing the woman, reached for Lacus. Kira, who had been looking blankly soulless for the past months, for once showed a human expression. He breathed out her name watching she struggle futilely against the holds of the soldier, and flashbacked to parts of Frey getting shot and Shani almost killing Lacus scenes. At the next moment, he felt his feet leaving the ground and realized, while watching Lacus' reaching for him, that Malchio had tackled him down behind the side-turned table to avoid the soldier's fires. When they stopped, Kira quickly stood up and was about to run after them but a stifled groan from behind him stopped him in his tracks. His dilated eyes turned to look at the source and found blood patches on Malchio's body. Apparently, he took more than one bullet hits for Kira when he tackled him down.

Seeing him, Kira flashbacks to a number of people in pools of blood on the barrel end of his gun, and to the completion of Frey's and Lacus' scenes. He instinctively knelt down beside him and shallowly plunged the fingers of his right hand into two holes on the right side of Malchio's upper body, and placed his left hand on the side of his right thigh: all to slow the bleeding. At the same time he did this, however, he recalled the scenes in DARTH medical facility; the things he saw before he regained consciousness; his exchange with Malchio; the knowledge about SEED.

"I'm glad…Kira" Malchio's heavy breathing slowed his speech.

"Don't talk. Save your strength" he looked around to trying to find something and was about to reach for the table cloth with his left hand but Malchio held it down and opened his dilated eyes to look at him.

"It's okay. Just listen to me. Use needs…to work…with understanding. Only true…SEEDs can do. I'm glad…to have a successor like…you. Potential…my boy…don't waste it," his breathing became shallower as he struggles to continue, "This…remember...you…trusted R…usty. Will lead…to...her"

Even though he showed anxiety and sadness for a split second when Malchio first set eyes on him, he watched the older man close his eyes and breathed his last with his usual DARTH-cold face. A scene of him talking with an orange-haired teenager also flashed briefly. The mansion's security alarm ensued for the next few minutes, as Kira stayed motionless looking at the dead man who had somewhat a peaceful look on his face, until another group of soldiers entered, followed by Siegel.

"Clear!" said one of soldiers, who then approached Kira, "we have two casualties, get medic-"

"They are dead" Kira interrupted him, getting up on his feet.

"Kira, what happened? Are you alright? Where's Lacus?" Siegel asked consecutively with worry evident on his face, until his eyes rest upon Malchio, striking him speechless.

"Scramble all units! Don't let them get away!" barked the Airspace Defense commander amidst the flashing red signals of the control room, "Is Ades commanding the Vesalius?"

"We just received report that he is at his home, sir"

"Good, then ignore that ship. Concentrate on the mobile suit"

"Sir, the X13A and Vesalius has changed bearings," informed a CIC operator, "Aprilius One just detected an unauthorized shuttle launch!"

The commander swiftly switched his attention to the map on the main screen showing 4 red blips, labeled X13A, Vesalius, and GuAIZs, heading for the Shuttle blip, as well as the rapid vanishing of ZAFT unit signals in the vicinity of the X13A.

"Aprilius Command, can you confirm the occupants of that shuttle?" transmitted the commander.

"Ms. Lacus Clyne may be on board, I repeat, Ms. Lacus Clyne is onboard. HD, do you copy?"

"Yes, are you sure?"

"Our security cams confirmed it. Don't shoot it by mistake"

"Order Yazan, Ramsus, and Dunkel squadrons to secure that shuttle. Don't let it reach Vesalius"

However, all three GuAIZ squadrons were eliminated by the X13A. The shuttle docked with Vesalius, who later made it out of ZAFT airspace. The 2 rogue GuAIZs, on the other hand, did not make it through.

The commander's face can be seen crunching up in desperation but he kept his cool and ordered, "Send out recon GINNs. Don't let it escape our watch. Alert National Defense HQ"

A/N: Sorry again for the long delay, my folks took me on the cold Scandinavia but nice Mediterranian tours. Learned a lot. Now I should excel my world history class, hopefully. I'm glad I'm back. School's up next week, but I got to start this coming Monday, phew, because of the darned prefect duties and projects. Your much treasured reviews will be appreciated…