"Simple." The Emperor chuckled as he shrugged, "pulling the empire from the depraved hands my father had put them in had been a life long work. But I turned around just to see my son trying to do the same. So when the Victorium came along, I put into effect a plan I had been working on with Fenrir for years."
Jace listened partially as he received a message from General Isaiah. "Spectre Jace, I am getting multiple readings. It looks like some of the supposed trade vessels are carrying high level ordinance and are moving them into tactical positions near our ship to disable us."
"Is it enough to get through the shielding?" Jace asked as he muted his speaker so the others in the room could not hear him. It sounded like the emperor was diving into the deal he had already worked out with the Victorium.
