After several days of careful preparation, Emery finally made his way to the Centauri hangar. He arrived with two companions at his side — Vic, who trailed him with visible excitement, and Annara, whose smirk made it clear she still found his situation amusing.
Waiting inside the vast hangar bay was Julian's Nova Roma ship, a mid-sized freighter gleaming with gold and crimson markings. Though built for travel, its reinforced hull and gun arrays suggested it could handle far more than merchant runs. A crew of over fifty Nova Knights stood ready, each armored in the sharp lines of their faction's design. Twenty of them were Magus-realm elites; among them, Emery recognized familiar faces; other than Titus; the two others; Athena, and Hephaestus were once part of Kronos faction before pledging themselves to Julian's cause.
The remaining crew were specialists, scurrying efficiently for the trip.
