Once the Flagrant Swordmaidens finished sweeping the debris field of survivors and incidental loot, they traveled to the outer edge of the system and immediately transitioned into FTL.
The longer they stayed in realspace, the more they became susceptible to attacks.
Even though FTL travel introduced a slight, unsettling feeling in the back of everyone's minds, they vastly preferred it to being out in open space for anyone and anything to jump at their fleet.
As more stories from the bedraggled and recovering survivors of Chopra Interstellar Security proliferated among the crew, everyone grew more conscious of the dangers that could befall them. Who knew if the Swordmaidens suddenly changed their mind? The idea that they might turn their coats rarely crossed their minds after a few weeks of perfect cooperation, but now the Vandals received an awful shock that woke them up.
What stopped their allies from turning into their enemies?
