“So what do you do here?” I mean, I’m assuming the dimples aren’t a full-time gig. “I’m a legionnaire,” he says. “There was a thing back in your day called the United Nations, right?” I nod. “That’s you?” “More or less,” he says. “We’re the Aurora Legion. We’re a coalition between Terrans—humans, you’d say—and Betraskans. Some Syldrathi joined us two years ago when our war ended. We’re an independent peacekeeping legion.