To: The Order

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-_-_-_-_-: Sender: Emilie Forstner:-_-_-_-_-

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Guten Tag herr Golanski, or whomever may see this first,

I euhh... Discovered some sad news on an old friend of mine. The Junker known as Snell. He uhh... Admitted to my face to being infested by the Nomads 6 days ago, in the deep reaches of Omicron Iota. It pains me too say this, but infested people not only pose a danger to you, but to the entire human known swath of space. Unfortunately, I've been informed that a spy of Auxesia, whom I can only assume is Talandar, might've eavesdropped on my conversation with this individual, so you might encounter those aswell on your path. Snell told me about this, although god knows how he got that info. And I know your relations are far from friendly.

I do hope this can be resolved quickly and painlessly for him. He was last seen flying the vessel Domovoi... Snell that is.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

Emilie Forstner
Ingenuus Research Group

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This Galaxy is vast; its wonders and beauty are almost unfathomable. But the galaxy also hides dark secrets, some of which have lain dormant since the beginning of time itself. There is a danger in secrets, both in seeking and in knowing. Some things are meant to be hidden from view. Some mysteries defy understanding, and sometimes even the things we think we know are untrue. Some secrets should remain untouched.

Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum