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Austin rested in the cushioned chair, focusing on the screen installed in the seat in front of him. A news feed—the first he had seen from a Legion capital world—played across the display. A young woman delivered the report. Her hair bounced as she spoke with excitement. She wore a golden band across her porcelain forehead and vivid purple eye shadow surrounded sparkling aqua-colored eyes.
“Legion officials have dispatched agents to investigate claims the Zahl Empire was behind the recent terrorist attacks on the dark world known as Earth,” the newscaster said in a surprisingly low voice. “Although the Zahl Empire has vehemently denied being behind the incidents, Legion officials have repeatedly assured the general public they would fully investigate the matter.”
Austin steepled his f
