"Can the Level 6 cannon change the deal?"
"No, sir councilor… It will either do nothing, or detonate the situation and make things worse. Moreover, we have no idea what is behind the barrier. Our detectors can pick up nothing at all."
The older alien in front let his frown cole back, deeper this time, as his thoughts moved, even though his heart only kept getting heavier. He was about to speak to the woman behind him again when the words suddenly got stuck in his throat. The latter bobbled up and down, as he looked at what appeared and made not just him, but also those behind him freeze.
Not just them either, as in the next moment, those perceptive enough who had an open view of the dark smoky-shelled egg in the middle of the crater also felt like their hearts had stopped as they saw the foot that followed the heeled boot passed through the smoky curtain.
"Who here is in charge?"
