Chapter 4She should have died in the crash! Deion thought, sweating.
In the palace security center, buried five hundred feet below the palace proper, Chief of Palace Security for the Imperial Secret Service Deion Goulas reviewed the measures thus far implemented for the Imperial Entourage. Touring the Empire was de rigueur for all incoming sovereigns. Making sure the tour was safe was his responsibility.
And to his knowledge, Deion was the only person who knew the ultimate fate of everyone aboard the diplomatic mission to the Kziznvxrz home world a quarter-century ago.
Upon arrival, as the ship was entering the atmosphere, hull integrity had failed, and the burning hulk had plunged into the ocean. Those aboard had been killed instantly, the Ambassador, her husband, and their four-year-o
