Space
All around her, the bombers were disabled as the main aether cannons of the Kaiyō spewed forth destruction upon the enemy. As much as Hanna wanted to stay out, it was time to reboard the Kaiyō, as ordered by Teien-Shosa herself. Out of the corner of her eye, she had noticed a civilian
vessel translate itself out of hyperspace. The craft immediately began taking evasive maneuvers, but it had caught the attention of an enemy vessel.
In compliance with Teien-Shosa's orders for a tactical retreat, Nashira-Hei had initially ordered all infantry to withdraw. However, Nashira-Hei had given the go ahead for the infantry to escort the civilian vessel, leaving her previous orders in limbo. Whether she intended her previous orders to be followed was anyone's guess, but the order for a tactical retreat had come directly from the captain herself.
With a swift jerk of his tail he spins around to face the incoming civvies, and quickly boosts over towards the shuttle, thrusters on his back and along his tail firing at full capacity. Again he spots the enemy bomber swerving around the shuttle, continuoulsy harassing it with more and more torpedoes.
Theisillis-Hei had opted to abandon the tactical retreat and to follow the civilian craft, thereby disobeying a direct order from the Shosa, but in turn, following a vague directive from Nashira-Hei.
"Go. Let's get that thing in."
As a commissioned officer, Teien-Shosa ranked above Nashira-Hei in the chain of command. Therefore, depending on how broad the Shosa defined "tactical retreat", Nashira-Hei and Theisillis-Hei could potentially be in the act of insubordination, as no orders had been given from the Shosa regarding the civilian vessel. A suggestion had come from the communications officer to assist the civilian vessel, however Kawazoe-Hei had no power over the Shosa within the chain of command.
Hanna had a decision to make. She could either assist the civilian vessel, potentially save lives, and risk punishment to herself, or she could initiate a tactical retreat to the inside of the Kaiyō, following the orders of the Shosa to the letter.
Her course of action decided, she flew back towards the Kaiyō, firing a few pulses from her Saber at the enemy craft that was harassing the civilian vessel. However, this was where her role ended. She entered the airlock with a group of infantry, and stopped shooting as soon as she saw two suited figures emerge from the craft as the airlock doors slammed shut.