Ancient Relics (Shadow of the Ancients Book 1) by Ellema Ummia Page B
Authors: Ellema Ummia
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attention,” he remarks with annoyance.
Paige gasps at his notion that Furballs are annoying
dirty creatures.
“I can’t imagine the lovable Logan doesn’t like Furballs,”
she jokingly surmises.
Buck and Logan both chuckle at the obvious sarcasm
of her comment.
They continue their intrigue into the world of
domesticated pets as Paige and Buck eat, and Logan finishes his first cup of
Cava.
After breakfast, Logan grabs a fresh cup of Cava and
the three head to the science lab for their first day of real work on this
mission.
The rest of the group, in addition to military
science officers assigned to assist them, have already arrived to the labs.
“Good morning, Sir,” one of the science officers
greets Logan.
“Hard to tell,” Logan sorely jests with a deadpan
expression.
Given that the crew is in the dead of space, the
only sign of whether it is morning or night is a clock. Logan’s comment
suggests the unknown variable only assigned by the abstract tracking of time.
The science officer seemed a little shocked at first
with Logan’s comment, but realized he was just attempting to make an early
morning joke.
He shakes-off the comment and continues on his
duties as Logan marches past the officer over to his station.
“Lighten up Logan,” Paige remarks. “You have to eat,
drink, sleep, and work with these guys for at least the next year.”
Paige pauses for a moment at the thought of her
comment and shyly restates, “Well, maybe not ‘sleep’ with… exactly, but you get
my drift.”
Logan turns on his workstation’s DataCom interface
and logs in.
“I know,” he replies, “Just give me some time to
wake up first.”
Paige shakes her head with a glowing smirk, “Oh,
Logan. What should we do with you?”
Paige laughs to herself and walks to her station to
begin her work.
Chapter 8 – Forging Secrets
While The Wayfarer was en route to the wastes of
Orsen II to unlock its potential cache of secrets, two Drak nobles on
Dragonlyre forge plans in a secret meeting.
Even though Nobles make up the majority of the
civilian government, the military rules. By command of the Emperor, a
democratic-like civilian government controls the economy, legislation, and
everyday administration of the empire.
Their purpose is to govern the empire in the absence
of military presence or on behalf of the Emperor himself.
If the Emperor does not like a law the nobles have
passed, he can strike it down without question, however the Emperor keeps most
laws in favor of allowing the larger masses to govern themselves.
This leaves more time for important matters of
state, like wars.
The Noble cast breaks down more casually than
military structures, as noble families join their Houses by assignment. The
Houses of the empire take the names of the founding members.
The most notable houses are the Regalis House, the
Amun’ti House, the Tempest House, and the Gax House. The oldest of the Houses
is the Regalis House.
No one knows of the origin story of the Regalis
family, therefore the Regalis House initiates only the most notable children of
certain families into the house at birth.
Each House has a Family. Family members can be born
into the family or 'adopted.'
An adoption is essentially when an adopting family
officially names a Noble without a Family, or an honorable member of an outcast
Family, as being a new member of the family.
Noble circles do not use ranks as the military does,
but instead use lineages.
A person noted as being the First Cousin to the
House Head, or patron Family leader, simply take on the lineage of First Cousin
of the named house.
The title Kirill and Siti, or Lord and Lady
respectively, denote the prestige of the family member.
Kirill Seryeshka, Eldest son of the House Regalis
and Patron of the Family, calls for a meeting with his protege Siti Subira.
Kirill Seryeshka is a Drakein of normal stature and
girth. Smaller in comparison to Emperor Seesh, Seryeshka is still taller than
the
Paige gasps at his notion that Furballs are annoying
dirty creatures.
“I can’t imagine the lovable Logan doesn’t like Furballs,”
she jokingly surmises.
Buck and Logan both chuckle at the obvious sarcasm
of her comment.
They continue their intrigue into the world of
domesticated pets as Paige and Buck eat, and Logan finishes his first cup of
Cava.
After breakfast, Logan grabs a fresh cup of Cava and
the three head to the science lab for their first day of real work on this
mission.
The rest of the group, in addition to military
science officers assigned to assist them, have already arrived to the labs.
“Good morning, Sir,” one of the science officers
greets Logan.
“Hard to tell,” Logan sorely jests with a deadpan
expression.
Given that the crew is in the dead of space, the
only sign of whether it is morning or night is a clock. Logan’s comment
suggests the unknown variable only assigned by the abstract tracking of time.
The science officer seemed a little shocked at first
with Logan’s comment, but realized he was just attempting to make an early
morning joke.
He shakes-off the comment and continues on his
duties as Logan marches past the officer over to his station.
“Lighten up Logan,” Paige remarks. “You have to eat,
drink, sleep, and work with these guys for at least the next year.”
Paige pauses for a moment at the thought of her
comment and shyly restates, “Well, maybe not ‘sleep’ with… exactly, but you get
my drift.”
Logan turns on his workstation’s DataCom interface
and logs in.
“I know,” he replies, “Just give me some time to
wake up first.”
Paige shakes her head with a glowing smirk, “Oh,
Logan. What should we do with you?”
Paige laughs to herself and walks to her station to
begin her work.
Chapter 8 – Forging Secrets
While The Wayfarer was en route to the wastes of
Orsen II to unlock its potential cache of secrets, two Drak nobles on
Dragonlyre forge plans in a secret meeting.
Even though Nobles make up the majority of the
civilian government, the military rules. By command of the Emperor, a
democratic-like civilian government controls the economy, legislation, and
everyday administration of the empire.
Their purpose is to govern the empire in the absence
of military presence or on behalf of the Emperor himself.
If the Emperor does not like a law the nobles have
passed, he can strike it down without question, however the Emperor keeps most
laws in favor of allowing the larger masses to govern themselves.
This leaves more time for important matters of
state, like wars.
The Noble cast breaks down more casually than
military structures, as noble families join their Houses by assignment. The
Houses of the empire take the names of the founding members.
The most notable houses are the Regalis House, the
Amun’ti House, the Tempest House, and the Gax House. The oldest of the Houses
is the Regalis House.
No one knows of the origin story of the Regalis
family, therefore the Regalis House initiates only the most notable children of
certain families into the house at birth.
Each House has a Family. Family members can be born
into the family or 'adopted.'
An adoption is essentially when an adopting family
officially names a Noble without a Family, or an honorable member of an outcast
Family, as being a new member of the family.
Noble circles do not use ranks as the military does,
but instead use lineages.
A person noted as being the First Cousin to the
House Head, or patron Family leader, simply take on the lineage of First Cousin
of the named house.
The title Kirill and Siti, or Lord and Lady
respectively, denote the prestige of the family member.
Kirill Seryeshka, Eldest son of the House Regalis
and Patron of the Family, calls for a meeting with his protege Siti Subira.
Kirill Seryeshka is a Drakein of normal stature and
girth. Smaller in comparison to Emperor Seesh, Seryeshka is still taller than
the
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