To Brightest Light

[Dusk]

Tau-37 —> Tau-23 —> Tau-31 —> Leeds
11.01.836 AS

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It took them some time to finally decide on a route. Returning the same way was risky: to move quickly, they would have to act more openly, risking the wrath of the Gallic war machine. A route through Kusari and Liberty was sheer madness, given the fortified borders. Ultimately, the decision was made to head through Bretonia and the nearby Omega systems.

The journey through Tau-23, a sort of interstellar crossroads, was relatively uneventful. The constant radiation was unpleasant, but nothing their equipment and ships couldn't withstand for a long time. However, Crimson Veil couldn't shake the feeling that they were being watched.

And, of course, it turned out to be true. At the jump gate to Leeds, their group was ambushed again. This time, the silent adversaries were Kusari forces. Considering the chance appearance of such a large group was, to put it mildly, unlikely, Emilia could only chalk it up once again to the Nomads' influence. After all, according to Sinclair Protocol, Kusari was one of the two most exposed to alien influence Houses.

After finishing the battle, they passed through Leeds, the cemetery system, the site of one of the greatest tragedies in human history. Crimson Veil spent most of the journey in silence. However, that didn't mean the place didn't matter to her. The albino saw it as one of the most painful defeats of the human race as a whole: the hatred of a few led to the loss of so many lives.

This is why power must never remain in the hands of only one. Something she must remember fot the sake of herself and those around her.

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