The entire area was within the Tower's radar detection. The instant the small hovercar approached, Lowell got an alert, letting him greet Elena right on time.
Though it was only nine AM, Lowell had been anxiously waiting for nearly twenty hours before this.
Yesterday he'd learned that female's identity. The Empire's Sacred Female.
He worried such a noble female might be messing with him.
Thankfully, none of the awful scenarios he'd imagined happened.
Lowell put his left hand to his chest and bowed ninety degrees to Elena.
"Hello, honored Duchess Elena. X92 planet Tower thanks you for coming."
Beastmen lightcores were linked to genetic sequences, making identity checks easy, so Elena wasn't surprised Lowell knew her name.
Similarly, on the way here she'd already l
