That was her strength, her gift. Others presumed she possessed an unlimited capacity for attention, but that was incorrect. True, her ability to subdivide her attention was unrivaled, but it had limits. Presently, those limits were in no danger of being tested. Heads of state from across the known Universe jockeyed for position. Each raised their voice, desperate to be heard over the others. An interesting phenomenon considering nobody in the room spoke the same language. Without the Lenorean computer, Aurora, handling translations, there would be no communicating between the species. Despite the cacophony of voices, Falia remained quiet and listened. “This threat of aggression is unacceptable.” Delegate Oleid, an enormous being with boulders for muscles and flecks of onyx for eyes, had a voice that sounded like rocks being dragged across one another. “The Graesians have violated the Mandate. They should be removed from the Alliance.” Delegate Graes flapped iridescent wings that lifted him effortlessly.
