Review: The Smallest Detail
The Smallest Detail by Sandy MitchellMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A short story, focusing on a day in the life of Ferik Jurgen, the loyal, resourceful and supremely battle capable aide to Commissar Cain.
In the main stories, we often see Jurgen stand his ground against Xenos, Chaos, and everything vile in between that the universe has to throw at them. More often than not, he is more than up to the challenge.
So, when we see him facing off against a group of gang bangers from a local planet they're stationed in, the difference in combat capabilities and experience becomes apparent.
Jurgen has survived long in the field, partly due to him being a blank, but mostly because of his instincts and skills which keep him well out the way of whatever is trying to end him; and filling said thing with copious amounts of firepower.
This side story showcases how, even though he is oft described as taciturn and impersonable, that doesn't diminish his capabilities as an effective fighting force. We see him but to use his experience and talents to outmaneuver those who seek him harm. It just goes to show how things are often a matter of perspective, as, devoid of the Commissar's show stealing presence, the veteran valhallan trooper is given a chance to showcase his own repertoire of limited, but effective skillset.
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