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Everyone knew that the war could take time to defeat the Galra because of how large the empire is, half of the universe had fallen to them so it was unknown on how long freeing those planets could actually take It was unknown on when they actually would have the chance to return back to Earth, a place that they hadn’t seen in some time. Keith really didn’t have much of a home to return to anyways, there wasn’t much left for him back on earth. That shack was really the only thing that he had left besides Shiro was there for him when no one else was. It was because of Shiro that he was able to join the Garrison until he got booted after the failure of the Kerberos mission since he didn’t believe that the mission had failed because of pilot error. Keith knew Shiro better then that, he knew what his skills were as a pilot. Probably better then anyone else that had spent so much time watching the older paladin with his pilot skills and learning as much as he could from him. There was much that he still needed to learn despite the natural skills that he had already, skills that he seemed to be born with but those skills needed to be honed on.
Keith was now at the age of twenty-five while the aftermath of battles did rest upon his skin, only one of them was visible. Being the scar that rested upon his cheek, a scar that would be there for the rest of his life. None one his scars were going to disappear that easily though. It was something that the raven had to leave with, it was to be expected when it came to fighting a war though. A war that had been looming over their heads since the start. The thought of returning to Earth had been pushed back, it was unknown on when they would be able to return back home. A place that Keith really didn’t think of home anymore, there was nothing left for him back there. Just an old shack and Shiro was here who was the only one that cared for him when he was at the Garrison, that was until he got booted because of the aftermath with Kerberos mission. Something that Keith knew was a lie, it didn’t believe that it had failed because of pilot error.
It was another day dealing with the next mission as the plan was to get onto a Galran ship and get some more intel once again. Intel that would help serve its purpose for any future battles against the Galra, they had to sneak on there and get off before their presence would be noticed. With the help of the Blades, it had been made clear that this intel was something that would change the tide of battle once again. It was intel that they had to get their hands on, another mission that would be risking their lives once again. Something that had happened many times before. Another thing that Keith had gotten used to because of the war that was going on.
The next thing that happened was something that Keith really didn’t expect especially when the explosion went off that knocked him off his feet. There was a loud ringing in his ears trying to get his bearings while looking around for any threats that would be pointed his way, he really didn’t want to fight against the Galra in this state. If only he could get the ringing to go away, he did remember that Lance had been nearby also when the unknown bomb went off. A few coughs escaped him as he tried to push himself up the best that he could, it was a bit hard to see what was going on right now. Keith knew that he had to fight Lance, who knows if the other was injured “Lance, you okay?!”
He had to speak over the ringing in his ears since everything just seemed to be so muffled to him right now.
