Re: 52a - Under siege
The conversation continues for a while, over dinner, and a strange tale unfolds.
A tale of a war, in which one side does not even realise there is a war, perceiving it, instead, as a strictly local phenomenon... an invasion of a specific land by powerful and deadly foes, with no inkling that such invasions, by the same foes, are also occurring elsewhere.
The enemt seldom conquers territory, and holds it even less frequently. Instead, they invade, destroy, plunder and enslave. And then they move on, leaving remnants of the original population behind, living on broken, dying worlds, and wondering if the invaders will return to finish the job.
All hope is not lost, however...
Somewhere, a young man called Johnee Kay is working, training an army of supernaturally competent warriors. An army of several hundred thousand soldiers, born with the memories and tactical knowledge of their ancestors, and a fearsome array of weaponry and abilities...
Elsewhere a young woman, little more than a child, infiltrates the camp of one of the enemy's armies, seeking knowledge, and a way to gain an advantage... any advantage.
Then there is this group, who probably know more about the enemy than anybody in all the Myriad Worlds, and are determined to stop them, in spite of the overwhelming advantages of time, and power possessed by the enemy, these Archons...
In his room, where the large black wolf sprawls against the bottom of the door, the one called Dorian works on schemes of his own... seeking weapons and techniques which might serve well against the foe.