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the Empire on their world. Imperial forces, subverted by the Cabal, attacked their world with kinetic strikes and attempted to destroy it. The commander of that attack was captured here on this planet trying to hide. His capture unearthed the hidden organization. Arrests were made.” She took a sip of water from a bottle on her desk.
     
    “Now the Cabal has struck again. My granddaughter, Athena, was selected by her government to be the new Ambassador to Mars. Arthur Phillips, the former ambassador seized her. He then put her in a jail cell and attempted to torture her for information. He refused to honor his orders, calling them forgeries. Once again the Cabal tried to influence a world.” Amalie turned and looked some of them in the eyes.
     
    “Athena was freed by Hong Kong special forces working with my house troops. Isabella Phillips and the head of Intelligence at the Embassy were found to be members of the Cabal. This relates to Mars how you may ask? Mrs. Phillips is a Martian. She killed her own husband to protect her secrets. Through interrogation and investigation, two organizations have come to light as recruiting and training centers for the Cabal on Mars. The Foucault Academy and the Round Table Charity organization.” Gasps of shock could be heard through both the assembly screens and the large one on Deimos. “Members of both of those organizations have attempted to flee when arrest warrants were served. We have their databases. They cannot hide for long. In the assembly arrayed before me there are many empty chairs. Those members were either picked up or have fled for their lives. Politics is one thing, treason is something else. Arrests will continue. No one is simply guilty by association. We know who our enemy is. This is Mars, we will abide. Thank you.” The applause was deafening. I could see why Amalie was so well loved here.
     
    Amalie turned the sound down on the screens. Many of the politicians were arguing with each other and ignoring her.
     
    “Primus? The Vid networks are asking for interviews.” Amalie just gave him a look with raised eyebrows. “So, no interviews then.”
     
    “Gaston, did the broadcast go out as planned?”
     
    “Yes, Primus.” He bowed and went out to the outer office.
     
    “Grandmother what broadcast?”
     
    “I decided to see if what we suspect is true. I told Gaston to activate the interstellar communication system and broadcast my speech to every planet. It is powerful enough to reach Earth. If they truly are coming, maybe this will speed them up a bit.”
     
    “I didn’t know that Mars had that capability. How long has it been since you used it?”
     
    “Around a hundred years. It was what we used to communicate with the survivors of the wars on Earth. They learned how to block us so we stopped using it. Even old technology can be useful never forget that Athena.”
     
    We both looked up at the screens. Most of the Assembly had stopped yelling and were now trying to get her attention. I covered my mouth with my hand and faked a cough to hide my laughter. Several of the Assembly members were making faces into the camera or flapping their arms trying to get Amalie’s attention. “Why don’t they just call you?”
     
    “They are like little children sometimes. I bet the thought never crossed their minds to do that. Who said that politics wasn’t fun?” She pressed a button on her console and the sound returned.
     
    “Primus, can you hear us?”
     
    “Of course I can. Have you stopped beating each other up over this and are ready to speak intelligently to me now?”
     
    “Primus why did you not inform us of the upcoming arrests?”
     
    “I expect more out of you Senator Cerin. If I told anyone on the Assembly, we might have lost the ones that are now under arrest. This Cabal organization has very deep pockets and has managed to infiltrate a large portion of our society. They have their own assassins and a vast internal structure that