...I see. [ It's not unheard of to have an unofficial military unit functioning independently, but it was uncommon enough that it gives Roland pause. As someone who ran a country, the creation of a separate unit apart from the military meant things were probably not doing so well...And Quatre pretty much confirms it. ] Corruption runs universal, no matter where you go. And from the sounds of it, you meant planetary colonies, huh?

[ He starts the climb in earnest, but he goes slow. ]

Heh. It's only this particular adventure on the Voidtrecker that I realize how small everything really is, in comparison to all the other worlds I didn't know existed. Like a real life movie.