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Shadow Battle Chapter OneThey’d been waiting for longer than an hour in the cold, bare meeting room at Ganymede Outpost for the Transgalactic Council officers to arrive. Jas Harrington rubbed her arms and tried for the hundredth time to find a comfortable position on her hard plastic chair. “I thought they’d be waiting for us,” she said to no one in particular. “Why did they tell us to meet them here if they weren’t here already, or nearby? If they set out from halfway across the galaxy after they sent their message, we could be waiting or days, or weeks.” The rest of the crew of the starship Bricoleur were ranged around the room. Carl, the pilot, had given up on attempting to fit his lanky frame into the too-small seats, and was leaning against a wall, his arms folded across his chest.