"We are glad that you have chosen to come here to assist the Rubarthan Pact in our fight to defend our race against the mutated voribugs. Too many short-sighted individuals do not realize that if our colonial alliance falls, their homes will be next on the menu. Your arrival, though late, will send a strong signal that the war against the voribugs will soon take a turn for the better. We have suffered too many setbacks in the past 3 weeks. It is time for us to generate good news for the masses."
Ves and Gloriana received an invitation from the Rubarthans to a private reception inside the largest and most formidable orbital fortress above Philaster Crestia III.
Once they greeted the station manager and a bunch of senior military officers, they entered a small but luxurious dining room where the pair of mech designers met up with an old collaboration partner.
