Message for the Dead (Galaxy's Edge, #9)

by Jason Anspach

Keel shrugged apologetically. “Yeah, well, that’s why they say not to put your trust in princes.

“It’s important you don’t forget this, Tyrus. If you let Casper live, the galaxy will suffer. If you let that power leave its ancient resting place, the galaxy will be enslaved. It’s your duty to the galaxy to stop that—isn’t that why you started the damned Legion? And it’s your duty to Casper when he shows up—isn’t that why you call him friend? You have to kill him. Hang out on the edge. Wait.”

And you’re used to being able, with the way the service has become, to collectively decide, together, through the offices of your grievance committees, micro-aggression courts, and military occupational branch representatives.”