Chapter Eight
Entering his study, Zaron activated the meeting mode on his computer and closed his eyes for a second. When he opened them, he was standing inside a large white chamber—the Council gathering place on Krina. He wasn’t there physically, of course, but the simulation was real enough that he could see, feel, touch, and smell everything, almost as if he was there in person.
There were only three Councilors waiting for him there: Korum, Arus, and Saret. Not a formal meeting then, Zaron realized; that would’ve required all fifteen Council members to be present. Inclining his head in a gesture of respect, he waited to see why he had been summoned.
The three men standing in front of him were among the most influential on Krina, each of them having been on the Council longer than Za
