Admiral Ktern, Part II
The messenger drone steathfully approached the Fury and broadcast its identifying information in a tight, encrypted beam. After receiving the appropriate encoded response, the drone dutifully broadcast its information packet and completely erased its memory.
Aboard the Fury, admiral Ktern seethed in uncontrolled rage. The idiots had bungled the pickup despite using two of the Silth’s top Adepts. Worse – the adepts had been captured and were probably being probed by telepaths at this very moment. He knew he should have insisted on implanting a Pyradon in their skulls – nothing keeps a Silth in line like a built in computer that will inject you with a flesh-dissolving concoction when it detects any action or thought the installer desires.
Ktern’s tail flicked in annoyance at his own failure. There’s no use eating yesterday’s meal as the Silth saying went. The only bright point the drone had brought is that the royal egg had been captured by his reserve operatives. They had taken the egg to the Cericin system aboard a passenger liner. Finally, a Silth with some initiative! Corporal Greth will be in line for a promotion on his next review.
His bridge crew were growing more concerned – the last time Ktern had been this angry he had disemboweled his communications officer – right at her station. The blood had seeped into the equipment and caused a communication blackout for over six hours while the equipment was repaired.
A quick mental calculation had Ktern cursing again. He growled at his navigation officer causing her to squeak in fear. “Set a course to Evangal, we might just be able to rendezvous with our team there” roared Ktern as the navigator nervously entered the calculations necessary to make the jump. If his math was right, they were 2 days behind the team – but they would be taking the Hollo, a small yacht incapable of making the trip to Evangal in one jump – they would have to transit Tormalar and then jump to Evangal. If everything worked out, Ktern would be able to return to Saroulsiss with the egg and avoid the tail lashing he was sure to receive otherwise!