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said, “The other benefit is that the only ships the recording ships will see will be the ship that attacks them. They’ll have no idea how we were able to know their location.” He paused and said, “It still might not work because they’ll stay in the outer system.”
     
    “They won’t,” said Danielle. “The Alliance leaders will want to see what caused the destruction of the last fleet and the safety of a few ships is less important to them than getting a good view. All you have to do is ask the Cainth what is the maximum range of the Alliance recording ability and measure that from our fleets’ position. Start your ships coasting along that line at that distance and you should get them. Since it’s going to take time for the Alliance fleet to move from the Star drive limit to our fleet, you have plenty of time to find them.”
     
    Kosiev looked at Danielle for a long moment and then said, “I take it all back when you asked her about the self-destruct mechanisms. Her advice is invaluable. I’ll ask Admiral Dorg now and get that range.”
     
    “Danielle,” Tag asked. “Have the Cainth officers been assigned to their ships?”
     
    “Yes they have. Admiral Dorg is down in weapons now looking at our hornet magazines. Do you think they will jump early?”
     
    “No. The Alliance was angry at the Cainth for violating their instructions so they won’t allow any deviation this time. We still have four days until they come.”
     
    “Do you think we should ask their fleet to leave before the fighting starts?”
     
    “What possessed you to ask that, Danielle?”
     
    “I think that there will be members of the Alliance that will not look kindly on what they are doing to us. If we allow them to come in with no warning and then attack, then we risk losing that goodwill. You can have a ship meet them as they jump in and ask them politely to just leave; you just make sure it’s an unmanned ship.”
     
    “Once again, another good idea I would have missed, Darling. I’ll have the ship stationed in the extreme outer system and have it jump to the Alliance’s jump coordinates once they arrive. It may be at the back of their position if they start moving immediately, but the recording ships should see and hear our broadcast. We’ll also send a feed to our Cainth brothers and see if they can’t distribute it around the Alliance. As I think about it, Oh Hi, Admiral Dorg, I see you’re back from your tour of weapons.”
     
    “Hello Mr. Tag and Mrs. Danielle. Yes, I can see why you kicked our grumps in the last battle. Those hornets are fabulous.”
     
    “Admiral, Danielle and I were thinking, what if we send a feed of the upcoming battle to Clan Assembly; could you arrange for the Glod to also see the feed? You can always say you had a ship you left behind after the last battle powered down and hiding to send you information on anything that we were doing.”
     
    “I’ll try to arrange it. Are you going to destroy that imaginary ship of ours too?”
     
    Danielle and Tag looked at each other and Tag said, “My, you are the clever one. Yes. The last video will be of one of our battleships approaching the Camera. Then we will shut off the feed. We hope you and the Glod will be the only two that will actually see the battle. We have a plan to kill the ships sent to record from the Alliance.”
     
    “Now who’s being clever? Tell me how you’re going to do that. But first let me get some of this wonderful food you call popcorn. If no one else does, I want exclusive trade rights on this product. We’ll all get rich.”
     
    Tag and Danielle laughed and Danielle said, “Let me show you what happens when we put an elixir called butter on it.”
     
    State Leader Sten sat with the Vgrig Warmaster and wanted to run from the room. The Vgrig looked like one of ancient earths gargoyles. He had wings and long fangs with long claws on his ten fingered hands. He was red in color and was over 8 feet tall with a