“My friends, he shows us the truth – the real truth – without intending to do so. Whatever this world is that he has found, he is at least correct in one regard: it was once heavily-populated, and is now lifeless, its biosphere blasted into oblivion. This was the reality of life before Omn ordered his Augurs to bring peace to the galaxy. This was the grim experience of our forebears. Horror and death, endured unendingly. And now? Now there is no war, no conflict. The worlds are at peace because the Cathedral ships intervene if anyone attempts to incite war.
“This means, of course, that it is sometimes necessary for our ships to ensure order is respected. We intervene to protect lives and livelihoods where we absolutely must, when all else fails. Is that not a small price to pay? Is that
