Aurelian waited until the communication with Lysara ended completely before leaving the command room and returning to his private quarters.
The frozen image of Strategic Coordination Annex Seven stayed in his mind the entire way.
A hidden Vhaloric station still carrying power after centuries was already worth taking seriously.
The fact that it was still sending out a request for an authorized command entity made it even more important.
If the station had been completely dead, the answer would have been simple. Lysara could have entered through an outer maintenance section, copied whatever records were still there, taken anything useful, and left if the structure proved unsafe.
But an active command system was different.
Sending the wrong answer might unlock the station.
It might also wake everything inside it.
Aurelian closed the door behind him and opened the Destiny System.
He kept the question simple.
