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OPERATION SUMMARY
Operation Designation: TIKI RETREAT
Tasking Division: (REDACTED)
Field Operative: Operative Blackwood
Primary Location: [REDACTED] coastal estate on a private island
Mission Type: Solo infiltration and high value termination

1. Objective

Intelligence from Operation VIP confirmed that the Foundation traitor known as Birch would attend an exclusive beachside gathering of anomalous financiers. Operative Blackwood was tasked to infiltrate the event, confirm and eliminate the target, recover any data in the target’s possession, and depart without alerting the guests.

2. Cover Identity

Operative

Alias

Legend

Blackwood

Ethan Vale

Wealth risk consultant with discreet procurement contacts

Appearance
White linen shirt with rolled sleeves, tailored black slacks, no visible weapons. A garrote wire was woven into the belt. A timepiece contained a one use burst transmitter.

3. Chronology of Events

18:42 hours – Blackwood arrived by private boat and passed cursory security checks.

19:10 hours – The operative blended with guests who included arms brokers, artifact smugglers, and several Chaos Insurgency sympathizers.

19:31 hours – Unplanned contact with Commander Δ near the reflecting pool. Both parties remained composed in public view.

Recorded Dialogue Fragment (captured by sub dermal node)

Δ
"You clean up well, Operative Blackwood. I did not expect them to send you."

Blackwood
"I did not expect to be recognized."

Δ
"You are very good at what you do. But not invisible. Not to me."

Blackwood
"Then you know I am not here for you."

Δ
"And you know I am not here to stop you. But do not forget, you are dancing in someone else’s fire."

She offered no further threat, left her drink untouched, and walked away without causing a scene.

Personal Log excerpt, encrypted

"She knew who I was. I do not know how. No intelligence suggested we were on each other’s radar. I should have been concerned. I was. Yet she was stunning, moving like a ghost that already knew my name."

19:38 hours – Birch was confirmed alone inside his beachfront bungalow.

20:06 hours – Blackwood entered through the garden side, disabled a simple alarm, and used a garrote to terminate Birch in fewer than eleven seconds. The body was posed beside a spilled bottle to suggest heat stroke and intoxication. A data tablet was secured. The operative withdrew along a garden path to the secondary dock.

4. Results

Item

Status

Birch

Deceased, death ruled accidental by local staff

Commander Δ

Observed, no engagement

Data tablet

In Foundation custody for decryption

Operational exposure

None

5. Assessment

Blackwood achieved mission objectives with precision. The unexpected recognition by Commander Δ did not compromise performance, though it has raised questions regarding her intelligence reach. Blackwood exhibits increasing introspection about his role and potential leadership aspirations.

Captain Secretary comment
"She let him walk away again. That is worth more analysis than the kill itself."

Filed by: Captain Secretary
Clearance Level: 5

Addendum
Carved into the underside of Birch’s side table

Some thrones are made of swords. Others of silence.

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