“What’s your stake in this, Retholis?” asked the Admiral. “I mean, you could have easily just blown us out of orbit and taken everything that we have.” When Retholis spoke, he still did so in his Drogarii dialect, and it was much more harmonious and melodic in person. In order for them to understan
As they spoke, the doors to their hall slammed open. An imperious, more sinewy Drogar burst into the room. His dark crimson scales greatly contrasted Retholis’ deep blues. Behind him were a handful of aides and personal guards. His eyes betrayed a fuming anger underneath. Retholis greeted the new
After they had completed their official surrender, Retholis and his retinue escorted the four to their new lodgings. Of course, they had also made preparations for the rest of the thousands of people on Tartarus Base to come down and live planet-side as well. Where they were all to be relocated dur
Exposing more of their culture could lessen animosity. Or it could generate more hatred. Likely, more of both. He believed that the downsides weighed too heavily to approve of such a documentary. So he shook his head solemnly. “I don’t believe your Federation is ready for such enlightenment,” he s
Eva walked down her dorms’ hallway and passed door after door until she came to her assigned unit. This was technically the dorm where the Admiral, the Commander, and all of the other officers were assigned. However, she, Miko, and Redstar were also assigned here. When the Drogar were determining
There were dozens of different designs, all of which suited multiple scenarios. She was completely awed by Drogar technology as she morphed a handful of them, one after the other. Once she was fully amused and satisfied by the whole experience, she closed everything up and made sure everything was n
Mack blinked at her. A month? What was she thinking? She had told him herself how much time was different between the two universes. “Don’t you mean three months? And actually, that’s three of your months.” “Okay, so it was what, four months your time? Not a big deal, really.” “You know, your mon
After a lengthy family meeting, Eva and Miko met up to cool off. Mack had really dug himself in a hole while they weren’t looking. With everyone around, they were all able to pry the truth out of him - that he had been using opiates for a few months. All completely unchecked. Even he had forgotten