She followed the captain into the conference room and frowned in surprise as she noticed the foreigners who’d been invited to the meeting. The Americans were understandable, she supposed, but Admiral Boskone had invited the French, Russians, Japanese and Indians, even though the Indians had been Britain’s enemies only a decade ago. Excitement ran down the back of her spine, warring with fear. The only reason she could think of for gathering every commanding officer in the system was alien contact - or alien war. We’re not far from the borders, she thought, grimly. If the Tadpoles have decided to restart the war. “Sit down, Commander,” Captain Blake said. He sounded nervous, one hand playing with his tie as he took his own seat. It was very lucky for him that the conference was purely electronic. The Admiral would not be amused if the battleship’s commander fidgeted during a physical meeting. “Let’s see what Admiral Boskone has for us.”
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