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“I do not—”

Ass sparkle as he plays with his smooth chin “Gone for a decade, ward to Bellona, no care to return But now that you see a vacuulet to claim your throne We have our leader, foul boy Her name is Atalantia”

“I did not return to claiht I have co” I look to Atalantia “If I may?”

She nods “This will be fun”

The doors open and Dioh Ani Diomedes the floor Seraphina broods at his side

“By Jove…” Atalantia mutters “Dour as a cloud Pale as a corpse Is that a Raa, or the spirit of Akari himself?”

“He’s far less talkative,” Ajax says

“Salve, Aureate” Diomedes dips his head in respect “I stand Dioht of the Ri Phalanx”

“Ooo, what’s that?” Atalantia asks

Dioion”

“Aren’t all legions ht hardware?”

He blinks at the pivot, then clears his throat “This is os of the…Eleventh Dustwalkers” He waits for another interruption

“Go on,” Atalantia encourages “You’re doing splendidly, young man”

“It is our duty to bring you the tidings of the Moon Council and the Consuls Dido au Raa and Helios au Lux They have given us the Doauntlet ie in parley with intent to find an agreeable and lasting truce between the Rim Dominion and the Society remnant in order to counter the disease of demokracy”

There’s stunned silence