Chapter 5Down on the planet the people were noticeably riled up. The ‘revolution’ that had restored the beginnings of the Pan Pacific League had brought new life to the planet. Old laws were being revived and many of the Empire’s marks of progress were being erased. The Sector offices had been taken over by the new Planetary Army which incorporated the older Militia forces with all of the newer recruits. All that remained of the Empire’s influence was the new industry and entertainment sectors on the planet. Many of those business’s days were numbered. The owners of them, rapidly losing influence, wanted all of the changes stopped. Hannibal Lee, formerly Major Hannibal Lee, was not in a good mood. His own family had turned against him. His sisters reviled him, his father demoted him. Even

