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had occurred many centuries in the past. The massive armoured forms of the Huopheen reminded him only in passing of the Cephrit, as they also had external skeletons of chitin. However the large rear tail club and heavy front claws, along with the very different colouration meant that these beings could never be mistake for Cephrit.
Narindestat slowly crossed over to the lead pair of Huopheen and gave them both a full bow of respect as he stopped several metres away. Both the Huopheen dropped their claws to the sand and gave a curious bob with their bodies that he knew qualified as a bow. The Trader wasted no time in speaking to his silent hosts.
‘I am Captain Narindestat of the ancient house of Skanor of the race of Traders. I am honoured to be in your presence and relieved to see the Huopheen are still alive.’
The larger Huopheen, who by reason of his larger claws must be male bobbed again and gave a welcome in return.
‘I am Tomil, the chief envoy for the Huopheen and I am also nominated as the first Grand Chieftain of our race. This is my mate and chief ally Brimel and we are both delighted that the Traders have landed on our world after so long. If I remember correctly your trading house was one of the main supporters of our long ago escape from the vassal races….’
Narindestat now knew how he wanted to proceed at this point as he waited patiently for the Huopheen envoy to finish speaking. He knew that this strange aquatic race had unique strengths that he wanted to support to the best of his abilities, and he prefaced his observations by making a quick compliment.
‘We were honoured to take you race to safety so long ago as it was a time for the Huopheen to live in safety by appearing to have been destroyed. For so long your race has lived hidden and in conflict only amongst yourselves, but now the time of change is upon us all and you must come out into the light of this galaxy with the other races.’
Narindestat paused and noted that the Huopheen had remained silent as they critically appraised his next words.
‘I understand you revere my race and worship the Maveen, all I ask is that you trust the other races starting with the humans. The mistakes of your previous existence cannot be repeated and you must return to the stars as one unified race.’
The Trader paused as Tomil gave a cautious agreement to what he was hearing from Narindestat.
‘Captain Stoneham also highlighted this point during his own visit and we could understand the importance of what he was saying. We will ensure unity amongst our people even as we finally return to the galaxy.’
Captain Narindestat was secretly delighted with Grant’s earlier initiative as he spoke again.
‘We propose to give you assistance by helping the Huopheen create colonies on several nearby worlds. Also the Traders will help you return to the stars by ….’
Narindestat patiently listed out the areas of help the Traders would supply to the Huopheen. He knew that this would take much of the resources of the Traders and he also knew that he would seek the assistance of both the Maveen and the humans to accomplish his promises. The Trader was acutely aware that he would have to spell out the reasons for his decisions to the Captain’s Table at a later stage.
The day ended as the open air meeting continued and the Maveen probe made several telling observations that both the Huopheen and Traders listened to closely. Overhead the stars appeared in a dense swarm overhead and the view was all too familiar to Narindestat, who had lived for many years on the Barede colony.
After the Huopheen returned underwater, Narindestat had a quiet conversation in high Barus with the Maveen Dradfer probe before asking a terse question.
‘You realise what you committed both my race and your race to today?’
The probe remained silent as it calculated out a reply and Narindestat for once did not mind. The Trader captain watched the stars slowly wheel overhead, and
Narindestat slowly crossed over to the lead pair of Huopheen and gave them both a full bow of respect as he stopped several metres away. Both the Huopheen dropped their claws to the sand and gave a curious bob with their bodies that he knew qualified as a bow. The Trader wasted no time in speaking to his silent hosts.
‘I am Captain Narindestat of the ancient house of Skanor of the race of Traders. I am honoured to be in your presence and relieved to see the Huopheen are still alive.’
The larger Huopheen, who by reason of his larger claws must be male bobbed again and gave a welcome in return.
‘I am Tomil, the chief envoy for the Huopheen and I am also nominated as the first Grand Chieftain of our race. This is my mate and chief ally Brimel and we are both delighted that the Traders have landed on our world after so long. If I remember correctly your trading house was one of the main supporters of our long ago escape from the vassal races….’
Narindestat now knew how he wanted to proceed at this point as he waited patiently for the Huopheen envoy to finish speaking. He knew that this strange aquatic race had unique strengths that he wanted to support to the best of his abilities, and he prefaced his observations by making a quick compliment.
‘We were honoured to take you race to safety so long ago as it was a time for the Huopheen to live in safety by appearing to have been destroyed. For so long your race has lived hidden and in conflict only amongst yourselves, but now the time of change is upon us all and you must come out into the light of this galaxy with the other races.’
Narindestat paused and noted that the Huopheen had remained silent as they critically appraised his next words.
‘I understand you revere my race and worship the Maveen, all I ask is that you trust the other races starting with the humans. The mistakes of your previous existence cannot be repeated and you must return to the stars as one unified race.’
The Trader paused as Tomil gave a cautious agreement to what he was hearing from Narindestat.
‘Captain Stoneham also highlighted this point during his own visit and we could understand the importance of what he was saying. We will ensure unity amongst our people even as we finally return to the galaxy.’
Captain Narindestat was secretly delighted with Grant’s earlier initiative as he spoke again.
‘We propose to give you assistance by helping the Huopheen create colonies on several nearby worlds. Also the Traders will help you return to the stars by ….’
Narindestat patiently listed out the areas of help the Traders would supply to the Huopheen. He knew that this would take much of the resources of the Traders and he also knew that he would seek the assistance of both the Maveen and the humans to accomplish his promises. The Trader was acutely aware that he would have to spell out the reasons for his decisions to the Captain’s Table at a later stage.
The day ended as the open air meeting continued and the Maveen probe made several telling observations that both the Huopheen and Traders listened to closely. Overhead the stars appeared in a dense swarm overhead and the view was all too familiar to Narindestat, who had lived for many years on the Barede colony.
After the Huopheen returned underwater, Narindestat had a quiet conversation in high Barus with the Maveen Dradfer probe before asking a terse question.
‘You realise what you committed both my race and your race to today?’
The probe remained silent as it calculated out a reply and Narindestat for once did not mind. The Trader captain watched the stars slowly wheel overhead, and
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