Jade glanced around her. It was a simple setup, a large room with three desks and a couple of flat inspection tables, plus various detectors. To the left were large swinging doors, probably leading to a bay where any cargo could have been unloaded. Straight ahead were the doors that probably led out of the building. And over to the right was a small enclosed office where the Commancor who ran this operation must work.
Despite having a large—and ever-growing—empire, the Commancors themselves were fairly few in numbers. They managed their conquests with large armies of mercenary troops culled from the races under their domination. Service to the Commancor Dominion was one of the few ways a member of the “subjugated races” could ever achieve position or wealth. The mercenaries were never put
