Chapter Thirteen
Pidge had lost track of time, after getting Allura settled back in the royal wing, Nanny came out and told Pidge she would stay with her. He nodded. "Just call if you need anything." The woman agreed to do that.
Pidge went back to Castle control where everyone was gathered. Coran was on the vid link having just been informed about Keith. "I have the protocals. Maintain silence until I get back. The Diplomatic Corps will be recalled to Arus immediately. Pidge where is your brother?"
"He's at the embassy on Balto Coran."
"He can come with them to Arus then. Inform Pollux of the news and inform them that a formal announcement will be coming soon."
"We'll do," replied Lance.
"We'll be departing immediately, Coran out."
As soon as the transmission ended, the head of the guard came to them. "I have the protocols regarding the death of the King. We'll need to discuss this as soon as possible."
"Okay, let's regroup in a couple of hours then. Is that okay with you."
"Yes sir, that will give us time to see what we need to get going right away."
Lance nodded. "Fine. Everything else will have to wait till Coran gets back and the Queen is able to help us out."
The man nodded. "A lot of it will involve her Majesty's input anyway."
Lance nodded. "Okay, then two hours."
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Arus Embassy
Balto
Chip was sound asleep when he was abruptly woken up by the ambassador. "What's going on?" He asked trying to clear the sleep from his brain.
The man was shaking, "We just got word, the King is dead."
"Wha …" Did he hear that right Keith is dead!
"We've all been recalled to Arus, they asked that you come with us."
Chip nodded, still trying to wrap his mind around the news. "When do we leave?"
"Thirty minutes, our ship is being prepared as we speak."
Chip didn't have to ask or say anything. His military training kicked in as he quickly got dressed and gathered his things and joined the rest of the Embassy staff as they piled into vehicles to head for the space port. As he sat in the car, he knew that once word got back to GG the shockwaves would be enormous like a massive earthquake.
The news only meant one thing, The Lion Force on Arus was going to need a new pilot and shit was going to hit the fan when word got to his friends on the Vehicle Force.