On the other hand, if, by some series of unexpected actions, Vulpis managed to put a person on a large number of the ships, then the other possibilities opened up. Alarming and terrible possibilities. Of course, Vulpis had no way of knowing the truth of why the fleet had been left behind. The risks involved in what was planned were immense, but perhaps that was the road that needed to be followed.
Reluctantly, the Being sent the coordinates of the mothballed ships up to Vulpis.
“But they truly are exploratory vessels and not warships,” said the Being. “You will see the truth of it. They have little weaponry.”
“We can add weapons. They can communicate with this central point? With the spacewards arrays on these moons?”
“They are all equipped with the relevant devices. That was how t
