Spacewalkers

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So the day has come when the entire light of Regulus Prime society gathers in one place. A masquerade ball in honor of Lilia Farhart, daughter of High Inquisitor Rank Eight Regulus. Parents decided to celebrate her coming of age with chic and brilliance, which actually happened a couple of months ago. But who cares? You were invited by influential people, above whom only the governor of the planet - my "father", and then nominally. The Inquisition, if it wants to, can safely bypass the supreme power of the planet and enlist the order of the emperor. They resorted to this very rarely, because no one wanted to argue with them and spoil relations. There is no need to guess here to understand that an organization with such political power can easily remove the governor and send him to some remote colonies.

"Landed soon, Creel," Atria reported.

Meanwhile, I nervously squeezed the glass of alcohol between my fingers. Sitting in the luxurious easy chair of the Governor's private shuttle, I w