[Sorry for the delay in chapters over the past two days, I was traveling back to my country.]
“Sir, our fleet was attacked by Terran Empire forces without provocation. What are your orders?” the Bilakis civilization’s general reported to Kumakar, his voice clipped with frustration.
“What? Attacked?” Kumakar responded, feigning shock with just the right amount of disbelief. “Weren’t those ships dispatched in response to the earlier raids? Could the Empire have mistaken them for pirate vessels?”
Had he not been the one who orchestrated this very misunderstanding, even he might have believed the innocence in his own voice. The performance was nearly flawless.
“There was no room for a mistake,” the general replied, jaw tight. “The transponders were active and broadcasting the entire time. They opened fire the moment our ships entered their zone, no warning, no communication.”