He spent two whole hours discussing his short to medium-term goals with his confidantes.
Though Raymond, Gavin and Calsie questioned most of his decisions, Ves did not change his mind. His recent 'vacation' gave him plenty of time to sort out his priorities.
For now, his overarching goals were to keep himself alive and free while doing his best to gain the approval of both Madame Constance Wodin and the Rim Guardian Fraternity.
Both of them formed the keys to enable his grand expedition, especially the latter!
After making sure that his confidantes knew what they had to do, Ves left his office and descended to the underground and highly-secure design labs.
Two design teams as well as a group of Larkinson students greeted his arrival.
Ves noted with surprise that all five Tovar mech designers chose to follow him to the Ylvaine Protectorate rather than stay in the Bright Republic.
