8 The Snare Excerpt - Zahlian Archive File: 4333-B12 …Banekell Don was once a top scientific advisor in the Imperial Palace at the Zahlian Capitol. According to testimonies, Don's study of the stars had become radical and controversial. Some close to the man wondered if he had gone mad. Don pushed the government for a massive expansion of the exploration branch of the military regime in an effort to search beyond the known territories. Rumors spoke of Don’s links to the Originists with the Church of the Origin, but no proof has been found regarding these allegations. Tired of Don’s endless demands, the government asked him to leave his position. He took his followers into the Frontier and disappeared for eight years until he emerged before the Shoborian Coalition. Appearing in plain