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It was through these thoughts that TalOS had to ask the next question, “And what of the Federation. Of Lucius?”
“I made an agreement not to pry deeply into those matters.” Alpharius said to TalOS with a smug grin upon his face.
TalOS looked at his brother for a moment. To that his brother simply gave a small chuckle, “Brother, if you are trying to make me feel something you cannot. Ever since you placed on your mask whatever I could gleam of your emotions is what I can affirm through guesswork.”
To that TalOS gave a small exaltation of breath to, “You were among Lucius to gain board upon my vessel. If you were able to do that then your network was yet to be dead.”
With that continued smugness Alpharius spoke, “The ships of the Federation are being reassigned and processed. With conquest over and the Imperium at all sides they have decided to start decommissioning ships or moving them to other duties. Of them a great number of powerful Warp-Capable Craft were being organized into a single fleet.”
TalOS gave a small nod as he heard all this, “I have seen some of those actions, but such operations are being handled by Arch Magos C0LT as the navy is her domain.”
“I believe that the single fleet has a purpose other than for the Federation. The orders were quite young, measuring what could and could not be done, but they are very similar to the exploratory fleets that Mars put together.”
To that TalOS spoke, “Are you suggesting they are going to ship me off?”
“It could be that.” Alpharius admitted as nonchalant a liar he could be, “Or someone is planning an exodus. The records show that the planning and development were all placed forward by the Fabricator General of Lucius.
>We plan to pressure Kalbor Hal into a more suitable position.
>To abandon Lucius is to stop a project halfway. We entertain the Fabricator General, but no more than that.
>We hold off, for the moment.
