Tgon-Gee got a far away look in his eyes, Do you know how our Royalty is selected, Admiral?
Dorg looked quizzically at the Glod and said, No I dont.
Our race has a group selected at birth for their psychic skills. Some of my people are able to see the aura that surrounds the ones that have psychic talents. I am one of those that have that ability. When they see a foundling with an aura, then the young Glod is taken to the schools that will develop their skills. The adults that graduate from this school can challenge one of the 50 members of the Guidance Peers for their position. They do this by predicting an outcome prior to it taking place. Only the most successful are chosen for this group.
Are you a member of this group, Excellency?
No. I wasnt strong enough in my skills. There are seventeen royal families in our race that the ruler is selected from. When a ruler dies, the fifty members go into a conclave and select the next Crown Prince. They do this by looking as far into the future as possible and seeing which of the possible choices leads our race safely. This choice is made as soon as the current ruler dies. That way there is no gap in the succession.
So you were selected by them to rule your race.
Yes and I think it was because of my only psychic skill which allows me to see psychic auras that caused me to be selected. I think I was chosen because no one else would have been able to see what I saw in that meeting. Anyone else from my race would have left to inform the Alliance of your relationship with the Humans.
Why didnt you?
Because as soon as I saw the Human Female Danielle and saw the aura surrounding her, I knew we were in the presence of true Royalty.
I dont understand?
I was taught in our schools to recognize psychic auras for their strength. The strongest auras are violet the weakest green. Only ten of our fifty strongest psychics have a blue aura; none of them are anywhere close to violet. I saw that every one of their, what was it called, their SFT team, all had varying degrees of blue auras. That impressed me. Her aura stunned me.
What do you mean?
Her aura was deep purple almost violet. There has only been one member of my race with that strong an aura in the entire history of my species.
Dorg looked at Tgon-Gee with wide eyes and finally said, Does that mean something to our chosen path.
The reason I swore loyalty to her was that she will take us where we need to go and wont even know shes doing it. We are safer following her than opposing her.
Does your race know youve agreed to make her your sovereign?
Our strongest psychic was watching the meeting thru my eyes and the others were getting it thru his view. When I saw her aura, the Guidance Peers called for me to bow down to her and ask her to be our sovereign.
Dorg was speechless. He stared at the Crown prince of the Glod and had no words for what he had said. Now he understood Tgon-Gees behavior at the meeting. Tong-gee saw his amazement and commented, Your race following my lead was the wisest thing you could have possibly done. However, her aura was not the most amazing thing in the meeting.
Dorg looked at him and said, What could have possibly been more amazing that that?
You remember her husband was standing off to the side out of sight while the meeting was taking place.
Dorg thought a minute and then saw in his mind that the Human named Tag had been to the right of the Clan Leaders in a wing that wasnt visible from the Glods position. I remember, he was off to the right of your group.
Exactly; and when he spoke and stepped out to meet his wife I got my first look at him.
Dorg looked at the Glod and saw the fear in his eyes. Then Tong-Gee said, His aura was deep violet with a red glow around it.
Dorg looked confused and said, What does that mean?
He is death incarnate. When the Guidance Peers saw his aura they demanded we surrender to the Humans unconditionally. Fortunately, I was the one they selected to be there and I was able to keep my head and simply make his wife our sovereign. That removed us from his list of enemies.
I dont understand? Dorg said. How does that color aura mean death? Ive had many dealings with the Human named Tag and he doesnt appear threatening at all.
When the humans came to conquer your world, who made the decision to see if you would try to communicate?
Dorg thought hard and tried to remember the discussion that Terl had with the Human Director. I seem to remember that their SFT team said she had to be at his side at every battle after their victory or their future was in jeopardy. The Director said that she was given equal power to his and she had said that they would only attack us if we fired on their ships.
Thats because their future is tied to yours. If they had destroyed you, they would have lost to the Alliance in the end. The same thing is true of my race. Who suggested we be made Clan Members?
Mrs. Danielle made that suggestion, Excellency.
We are here with you today because of her psychic talent. If she had not been involved in their decision making to include us, we would be dead within a half a cycle. She keeps him in check. She can turn him from his target.
Excellency, I just cant see him as that dangerous. He just seems, I dont know, as one that goes about his business not causing any trouble.
Tgon-Gee looked at Dorg and said, Admiral, you could send forty armed warriors against that human and he would destroy all forty faster than you could imagine even if he was unarmed. He doesnt realize how dangerous he really is because his psychic skills will do whatever is necessary to destroy his enemies. He wont even have to think about it for it to happen. I understand that he tries to keep the casualty rate down, but make no mistake, if you come at him youre probably not going to leave alive.
Thank the creator hes on our side but Im still having difficulty grasping how an individual can have such a big impact on events like youre describing, Dorg said.
No admiral, youve got it wrong; thank the creator were on his side. That still wasnt the most remarkable thing at the meeting? Tgon-Gee said.
Dorg looked at him and said, You mean there is still something more remarkable than those two Humans.
Tgon-Gee looked out of his window and said in a far away voice, Admiral, I couldnt see it until I bent my knee in front of the Human Female to pledge my loyalty.
See what?
The Female is expecting a foundling and I got a glimpse of its aura.
Dorgs face showed his confusion then showed comprehension.
These two super strong psychics have combined to have a child. Its aura is so deep in the violet as to appear black. It has three surrounding auras colored red, yellow, and green.
What does that mean? Dorg asked.
The Guidance Peers have told me and all our people that our next rulers for the foreseeable future have been chosen and my race is celebrating its good fortune to find such fine leaders. Even our warriors are scared of doing anything that might anger the male human. They know what his aura means. I think that if good fortune happens and we survive the might of the Alliance, we are entering a golden age for our people; Glod, Cainth, and Human. That foundling of theirs is going to be incredible in its abilities. It is my races sacred duty to make sure of its safety at all costs. It will become our ultimate leader.
Dorg thought to himself that he had a lot to discuss with Terl and the Clan Leaders.
Chapter 10
Tgon-Gee was on his communications console talking with Danielle and Tag. You Majesty it is important that you come to our home world and allow your subjects to see the one selected to lead our people. There is too much they dont know about you and it would go a long way toward cementing our agreements.