It's hard to say whether it was expected or a surprise—we were not attacked.
The Imperial Fleet jumped into the KN-22D world without facing fierce counter-fire, no heavily-guarded fortress arrays, no gravity traps or jump disruptors, not even a bit of communication interference. What greeted us was the empty, cold space and an ancient star system that seemed completely lifeless.
"Deep space telemetry shows a Fallen Apostle military base," the intelligence officer loudly reported from the command seat, "but all the bases are in a state of silence, no active targets detected, and the soul detection response is zero."
"Abandoned?" Sandora frowned, "Expand the telemetry range to cover the entire universe, release the intelligence probes, and don't miss any suspicious areas—including space folds and abnormal gravity focal points."
