Kaanig Altair studied the report his investigative team had finally completed, detailing the history of Kamran Donaliel and his famous art galleries. Frowning at the information, he turned from his miÆ to the v’d’mr.

“Kore,” he said to the head of his team, “I want you to do background checks on the rest of Donaliel’s family. I need to know more about their roots, about their life on Vaalstra. And I want all of their names and present locations. From what I’m learning about Donaliel, the rest of the information cannot be good in any respect.”

“Aye, Majesty,” Kore responded. “I’ll get right on it.”

“Thanks. And oh,” he added,...