Mak'to'ran (4) by Aer-ki Jyr

Author:Aer-ki Jyr [Jyr, Aer-ki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Archon Lore
Published: 2016-09-25T23:00:00+00:00

Mak’to’ran didn’t return to the rendezvous point with his culling fleet, but instead used the speed of his enhanced Kafcha to travel to Tew’chor’s former world of Toyva. When he arrived he was not met with a warm greeting, but rather a fleet of Les’i’kron warships that were more than a match for his own vessel, though none of them had the maneuvering capability to run him down. He sat in stellar orbit at a distance exchanging messages until Tew’chor’s replacement agreed to hear him out.

The two did not meet in person, but Mak’to’ran’s ship was allowed to move into low planetary orbit so the pair did not have to suffer time lags in their private holographic transmission.

“You claim you did not have him killed?” Jaas’me asked irreverently.

“I did not. He sought me out to track down potential treason by Itaru and I kept knowledge of his arrival a secret. He returned to you unharmed, correct?”

“Then when he traveled back to meet with you again you had him killed.”

“He never reached me.”

“No. An Era’tran vessel intercepted him enroute.”

“All Era’tran vessels have been accounted for. It was not one of our ships that killed him.”

The Les’i’kron sneered. “We have the Urrtren records.”

“Upon considerable inspection, we have discovered a level of technological tampering that is beyond the ability of the Era’tran.”

“What sort of tampering do you refer to?”

“Altering of the sensor recordings to indicate an Era’tran ship where there was none.”

“Are we to assume Tew’chor’s vessel destroyed itself?”

“No. There was another vessel there that attacked and killed him. They altered the records to put a false generic identification over their own.”

“Who?”

“Unknown.”

“Why come here to tell us this?”

“Because the level of technological knowledge necessary to produce this alteration in the Urrtren is akin to that used at Terraxis to unlock the planetary defense station and give the Humans full access.”

Jass’me hissed again. “The Oso’lon or the J’gar?”

“I do not believe it could be either. I have no answer to the mystery of Terraxis or this assassination.”

“You come to us, taking time away from your Garas’tox culling, to give us no information?”

“I would prefer to have answers, but I do not. Tew’chor came to me with a request and I was unable to protect him. All I can do is tell you as much of the truth that I know. You may not believe me, but I am giving you my word for whatever you think its worth. Tew’chor was valuable to me. His death is a loss that I did not order nor did the Era’tran execute.”

“What was the treason he spoke of?”

“Something involving your hatcheries. He returned to investigate it. I assume he was coming to me with additional information gathered.”

“What specifically was he concerned about that involved you?”

“He believed the Les’i’kron were under surveillance and needed an outsider to deal with the situation, so he came to me.”

“To do what?”

“Get answers. Some I was able to provide, but they led to more questions that he returned here to explore in private.”

“Why

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