A week passed in the blink of an eye.
The days following my duel against Shade had been surprisingly peaceful. Preparations consumed every waking hour as representatives from each civilization finalized supplies, selected their strongest Saints and completed countless logistical arrangements that only became apparent once an expedition of this scale actually began taking shape.
By the time everything was ready...
The Prime Territory had quietly assembled the greatest exploration force in its recorded history.
Our departure took place before sunrise.
There were no ceremonies, no grand speeches and no crowds gathered to bid us farewell. The fewer people who knew about our destination, the greater our chances of reaching it before the Eternals realized something unusual was happening.
Gerald insisted that secrecy was our greatest weapon.
For once...nobody argued with him.
The vessel itself exceeded every expectation I had formed while listening to Gerald describe it.
