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Varin, Intelligence Core Strike ShipI expected at least fifty Prillon warriors and half that many Atlans to be in Helion’s team. I assumed Governor Maxim would send as many fighters from The Colony as possible.
There were less than a dozen Prillons on Helion’s ship. Only two Atlans. Governor Maxim and his second, a brute of a warrior named Ryston came along, but only because their mate, Rachel, insisted on accompanying Doctor Surnen to the Hive installation in case any of the females or infants needed medical attention.
Helion sat waiting for us in a small, brightly lit conference room. There was a table with six chairs. He sat in one. Thomar led Danika to another. Rachel sat next to her and the rest of us stood. One chair would easily have held both human females. They looked so sma
