“Take another step and I’ll detonate the explosives crammed into every crack and crevice on this planet.” 

Andrus stopped in his tracks.

“He wasn’t supposed to come across the Belmont, there wrecked in the wastes of subspace,” Ernham said. “He wasn’t supposed to come across you either, doctor. That’s why the bounty huntress had to intervene, to stop him from discovering the truth about the Belmont.”

He turned to Andrus. “You were supposed to be the Vulpine! You were our sword, and she was our shield. With you and the bounty huntress together, the Elenchos would have everything they’d need to rule the galaxy. You would have been their champion. But it’s too late for all that now. Why else would they allow all of you to f...

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