It was as natural as knocking a glass of water off a table. Some things just had to be done.
If they made it, then she would just have to deal with the restrictions. If they proved that competent, she could find another way to get Matt the resources he needed. They would probably come with extra risks that he didn’t need though.
When she returned to the fringes of Empire space, she stood high above the continent where the children trained below. She could feel them and see every minute mistake they made. It made her tail twitch and lash out. She wasn’t mad at them, but at the restrictions she was placed under. She was quite happy with their progress in the months she had been gone. But she was quite finished with the restrictions that she labored under. They were preventing the children
