Leonel seemed to realize what happened and retracted his aura, allowing Emna to finally breathe a sigh of relief. If that feeling was persistent, she had no idea how she would even speak with Leonel for an extended period of time, her heart might beat out of her chest before she could finish a single sentence.
"Right…" Emna shook her head, not daring to look into Leonel's eyes. "… this station is under the jurisdiction of Shield Cross Stars. As an organization, they're capable of gathering up a large amount of information and it's difficult to pin them down on anything. Even after they retreated from Earth's territory, their hooks are still deeply embedded.
