The fall of Bentheim not only affected the Brighters living in the state, but also those who longer lived within its borders.
The Larkinson Clan, despite its attempts to form an independent spare-faring existence, still possessed a lot of roots to the Bright Republic.
The Larkinsons and many people hailing from the state couldn't help but mourn for the losses. The catastrophe dominated the conversation in the fleet to such an extent that the leadership simply couldn't let it remain unaddressed!
Even Ves couldn't take his mind off the fall of the planet that had once been the source of much of his prosperity!
Though the memories he held of the planet would forever be stored in his Archimedes Rubal implant, he would never be able to make any new memories. The Bentheim as he knew it existed no more.
