The TimelessCelestial Monarch, Ibune's ship.
The Timeless gathered again inside the great hall aboard Ibune's ship. Vigil, Scribe, and Moro were not present for obvious reasons. News of what had happened on Gliese had reached them and their grim expressions revealed their thoughts on the subject. Moro was now a hostage of the Consortium and Vigil may soon join him. Updates from Scribe had been few and far between, which created an enormous amount of concern.
“This mission was folly from the start,” Arcturus growled. “Discreet diplomacy will not win this war. We should have attacked the Consortium directly before they gathered more worlds to their side!”
“Relax yourself, Arcturus. There is no way we can fight a full-scale battle directly against the Consortium,” replied Horus.
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