CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE CHANGING OF THE GUARD As the three Law and Order ships drew to within two thousand kilometres of the orbiting station, they detected the energy signature of a 4D-ship initiating an interdimensional jump. A couple of minutes later the Comms Officer on Ship 2 finally made contact with Major Amil. He looped her in with the fleet’s other ships. “Major, what’s your status?” Admiral Faxcil asked. Amil’s face was drawn, and her expression suggested a combination of anger, sadness and dejection. “Sir, I have failed. We were betrayed.” Struggling to maintain a professional demeanor, she momentarily looked away from the camera. “Two of my Matzod assisted Grandmaster Elyon escape after he had been arrested. We have video of Elyon taking a weapon from Trooper Barak and using it

