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Valag backed the group of senior admirals over toward the group before turning to face the Terrans, nodding in agreement.

“ Actually that is the reason exactly, we are a simple and very communal people at heart. What you see on the surface is our history, what this planet would of looked like from the at the beginning of the Septonian age. However, every civilized planet needs a metropolis, a place for business and pleasure so we hollowed out the iridium caverns you see now and built truly massive underground cities. We used the iridium to build our starships and armor, making further excavation viable. We still have tons of it down here. Nearly 40% of the capital lies on a huge Iridium vein, who knows what else is down here” he said with a particularly excited tone. 

The senior admirals led the group down a series of corridors until reaching what looked like a huge conference room with a large table in the center. A large holographic star chart floated above the table while at either end holographic screens provided a closer view for those who needed it. The table was  full of food, wine and other random delicacies from around the concordant. Cooked beasts, steamed and cooked plants and vegetables, wine, ale and a local honey mead that only makes appearances during harvest festivals, this was certainly the feast they were told about. In the room were two men, both in plain naval uniforms bearing the rank of lieutenant. They wore no campaign medals, no unit patches or anything. Usually this wouldn’t be an oddity by itself but given the high value visitors they had, why were two lieutenants with no combat experience in the room at all. The answer was known to Valag and the senior admirals in the room who could spot a JIIC spook from a mile away, but to Velka and the crew of the Syren these men would remain unknown. 

“ Please sit” one of the JIIC officers said “ Eat, drink…we have much to discuss” 

They pair introduced themselves as “Naval Intelligence Officers” and waited for everyone to sit before continuing. 

“ First I would like to welcome you to the Septonian Concordant, I hope our people and city are to your liking” The “ Naval Intelligence officer” said as manipulated the star map “ So far, we have fought two major battles with the Iscandarian threat, here at Jaques rest ( New Condria) and here at planet 11-A ( Falacia). One was a resounding defeat while on 11-A we failed to penetrate the outer defenses of the planet. At this stage in the war, we are looking to open another front to hit them where they are weakest, hence the reason we have brought you here. We would also like to hear of any other problems that could be a threat to our civilizations, and the own state of affairs in your areas of the sector”. Although friendly, the two JIIC officers were collecting intelligence on these new races, they wanted to know who they were but also wanted to know how the concordant could help. Being a small nation, the Septonian Concordant understood the importance of allies and would try their hardest to gain the trust of those in the room.