Posted by Lieutenant Commander Ylana Eviros (Chief Science Officer) in Security Office, Attn Lt. Elviros

Posted by Captain Parker Xavier (Lt. Governor) in Security Office, Attn Lt. Elviros

Posted by Civilian Michael “One” Halloway (Governor) in Security Office, Attn Lt. Elviros
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Michael nodded understanding mostly. It still didn’t quite sit well with him, but he would hear them all out before deciding what to do next.

Glancing between Michael and Parker, Ylana reviewed her tidbit said so far. “The rod that I was given contained a computer program, a copy of an AI. It, she, more or less functioned as an interactive database, but the program had a limited operational time before it basically decompiled entirely and was no longer functional.”

She then moved through the office to stand before Archanon, trying her best to remember that he was not her husband. It certainly did help that her actual husband was in the room. “Where you ever going to mention that this whole thing was a family dispute, or did you simply think that detail wasn’t important? Because I don’t know how it works on Kalidon, but in my personal experience with family politics and the distribution of power, conflicts tend to not go away just because one person gets to have the control.”

She looked over at the others. “Leamas is in fact a member of Archanon’s family and is not only angry aboutnot getting the leadership of the royal family that they are, but also for his imprisonment for bad behaviour.” She knew the situation was more complex and nuanced than that, but it was a place to start the conversation.

~Ylana Eviros, CSO

Xavier

Halloway raised his good eyebrow and looked to Archanon. “Is that true?” he inquired sternly.

Archanon spoke. “It is to a point. Leamas lost rights to the throne of Kalidon when he decided to lead a rebellion against the King. Details of that were kept secret for them most part from the crew of the Black Sparrow and yourselves. We did not feel it was necessary to share, given that we were attempting to alleviate your world of him. However, I can give you the details of the account if you so desire.” He paused and listened before speaking up again.

Michael looked to Ylana curious if she agreed to getting the whole story. And of course, he wasn’t about to let his Lt. Governor not have a say either.

-Governor Michael Halloway
-Archanon

Xavier’s previous suspicions came back.

“Is this a royal power play? Or is he a threat?” Xavier answered and for the first time seemed to indicate he was about to take action, very direct, toward Archanon.

Xavier Lt. Gov

“My assumption is both,” Ylana said, before shifting her attention back to Archanon. “I think it’s wise to fill us in. There’s an entire colony here that he will gladly use to his own ends and as we have already seen, he’s not exactly going to make his capture easy. “

~Ylana Eviros, CSO

Archanon raised an eyebrow at the Lt. Governor’s questions, sensing his unease about the whole situation. He sighed, shaking his head. It was not easy communicating to these beings in this way. He was limited vocally. He would give anything to simply share the memories of the events that had taken place.

“Leamas is most certainly dangerous. The Vren have bordered our nebula for centuries, but it was always too hostile for them to consider entering. However, eventually, they discovered ways to circumvent some of the dangerous gases and phenomenons occuring there. They began to explore it and discovered my people scattered throughout. My people have the unique abilitiy to use what you call Radiogenic Radiation for whatever means we desire to use it for. We consume it, much like you would consume food. Our lives depend on its supply.

“The Vren wanted to harness the particles and use it for themselves. Having seen us and what we could do, they sought to enslave us. The king would not have it. We built defenses for the Kalidon Nebula. Weapons and communications platforms were the first things to be built. Shield arrays were next, you get the idea. We were attempting to keep our nebula safe and secure.

“Leamas had other ideas. He pleaded with the king to allow him to assemble groups of us to go out and fight the Vren. He was motivated to deter them from ever attempting to come back. The king chose to not take that route. Should the Vren ever decide to make peace, to act in accordance with respect for other lives, than he wanted the door to be possible for them. But until then, the borders would be well defended.

“Leamas was not fond of that idea. To be fair, he often had been at odds with the King’s decisions, often favoring taking the fight to other people. He decided that this time, he would not budge on his thoughts. He managed to convincea third of our people to rebel against the king. They found a Vren ship, likely the closest to our lands and destroyed it. The message was conveyed to the Vren before we even had a chance to to stop it from happening. Those same Kalidonians came back thinking to be honored as heroes. They weren’t. They conveyed a message that would provoke our enemies and inspire fear. The king was not one who sought to make people fearful of him.

“The Guardians agreed with the King that banishment from the Kalidon Nebula was the proper course of action. He still had a chance to come back, to change his ways. But he would do it in the confines of a prison, unable to harm anyone. When we received word that the containment had been broken, I resigned myself to make the journey here somehow and fix the problem.”

Halloway waited to respond as he mulled over all of the new information. He allowed his subordinates to ask questions and comment first. He would have the end say all of what would happen, ultimately. Their suggestions were always important to him

-Governor Michael Halloway
-Archanon