Chapter 16
Amalie’s regular home was more of a palace. THE palace as a matter of fact. She was the Primus, the leader of the Martian Assembly. She had been involved with Martian politics for over a century. It was under her direction that Mars had developed and expanded its influence. Now the best and the brightest invariably came from Mars. They had the best technology and the most advanced educational system in the galaxy.
I was sitting in what she called her office. It was a heavily armored room located in the center of the palace. Large vid screens covered the walls. Camera feeds on the left wall showed palace security in action. The right wall was an ever rotating montage of city cameras. In the center up on the walls was everything else. The faces of key members of Martian politics
