There's an emergency link to the defence grid, but that's only for use in the direst emergencies."

"And of course a mile-long unknown intruder approaching your main source of power isn't an emergency?"

Karan hesitated, his chins wobbling slightly with their own momentum. "It'll take time, but I could access the defence grid's sensor logs for that sector..."

"I won't tell if you don't.

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