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it.”
    “Do you believe them?”
    “I’ve found the records mentioned in the conversation about the Minors and they support what that being said. The Minor civilization that destroyed the home world of the ones that spoke with us are now fighting beside them. Would we ever consider doing that under even slight discretions? It appears they recognized that the Minors were forced to kill or be killed. The white ships determined that quickly and knew who was responsible for their world’s destruction.”
    “They should have destroyed the Minor as well.” The Operator remained silent and the Council Member said, “Shouldn’t they have destroyed the Minor as well?”
    “I believe the Minor has convinced them that they regret what they did and told them it would never happen again, as they just promised us. They fought together in the last battle and it’s clear the ships from both civilizations fought to the death to defend each other’s ships. I am just a Sensor Controller. I analyze data and refer my findings to you to make the decisions on what should be done. You are far more capable of finding the truth in the data than I.”
    “What have you determined about the ship that invaded our borders?”
    “They are capable of killing our ships.”
    “Are we capable of killing them?”
    “I believe we are.”
    “So we should not attack them alone?”
    The Operator hated answering the question but said, “That is an accurate assessment.”
    “I sense you don’t want to attack them.”
    The Operator hesitated but said, “If there is even the remotest possibility of them being honest in their promises, I would not attack them.”
    “Why? They are a real danger.”
    “To who?”
    The Council was taken aback by the question and then they started talking among themselves. The Operator waited and hoped they saw what he did.
    • • •
    RV and Cyanna were watching fleet maneuvers on their display when a call came in on RV’s console. RV looked and saw George, “Hello, George. What’s up?”
    “We’ve received a message from the Nexu.”
    RV saw the tension in George’s face, “And?”
    “They request a meeting with the one that spoke with them.”
    RV leaned back in his chair, “What did they say?”
    “Nothing else; they transmitted coordinates and then ended the transmission. RV, I can’t allow you to go.” RV was silent and Cyanna wondered what was going on. “You’re too important to risk.”
    “No one is that important, George. Don’t you see that this is a test of whether or not we can be trusted? If I refuse to go, what does that tell them about our promises?”
    Cyanna put her hand up to her throat and felt instant fear.
    George said, “RV, I just can’t risk losing you.”
    “They will know it isn’t the one they communicated with if someone else goes and you know it. I’ve got to do it.”
    “If I have to send every ship we have to get you out of there, I will.”
    “No you won’t; this is something that is worth doing. Did they give a time for this to happen?”
    “An hour from now.”
    “I’ll take a shuttle.”
    George slowly shook his head, “This is a decision that is unbearable.”
    “That’s why you’re our leader; you’re strong enough to make it. I’ll let you know what they say.”
    Cyanna looked at RV and he softly smiled, “Don’t make this harder than it is.”
    Cyanna stood and hugged him tightly, “Come back to me! You’re taking my life with you.”
    RV held her tightly and said, “I love you. Admiral Arvolo, you are in command of the fleet.” Cyanna watched him leave the bridge and started praying.
    RV went to the landing bay on the Tampa and said, “Prepare a shuttle that does not have a gravity drive.” He waited as a shuttle was lowered to the floor and then he went in and contacted George, “Please send me the coordinates of the meeting.”
    George pressed his console and said, “You know how I feel about this. Just come back.”
    “I’ll do my