The first task that the acting King of Eks Corp faced was probably the roughest, Brendan decided silently. He stood stiffly and tried to maintain a completely impassive expression as his mother and sister threw a series of quick and convincing arguments at him. Tantrums would have been easier to deal with, even if the two of them might have damaged the station.
"I have stayed on this station for too long, and there's a reason that our family has maintained the custom of traveling separately from each other," he repeated after they finally fell silent.
"What if this is all just a trick?" Calista demanded angrily. "What if separating us is the point?"
Kensa nodded. "What if it turns out that you're actually rebelling against our father by accepting the transfer of power? What if he's not the one who initiated it?"
"His message was encoded with the proper encryption. The transfer was initiated by the King himself," Brendan assured them both.
