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Season 2: Tug of War

Season 2 Episode 43: Goultaran Fear

The breakdown of relations between Earth and Goultara.

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Bill Housley
Apr 05, 2025
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Admiral Stonid entered Director Zenad’s office with a half dozen troops, dragging along a restrained, muzzled, and very angry Ambassador Trunketh.

“Report, please,” she ordered.

“The ambassador surrendered her embassy and the human troops guarding her without bloodshed. I wish the other Earth officials had stayed longer. We could have rounded them up, too.”

“It’s probably for the best,” said Zenad. “The captain of Admiral Pace’s flag cruiser might have given us trouble if we had captured him, and then we would have had to kill people. Instead, he left and took his cruiser with him. Why have you covered her mouth?”

“You and I agreed that we should do this quietly...and she’s not quiet.”

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