Farsight returned to his quarters, where, as expected, Shadowsun was waiting for him.
"What did the dwarfs say?"
Farsight shook his head helplessly.
"They're unwilling to offer much support. It seems they don't want too much conflict with the humans."
"As expected. Apart from the Kronos Kindred, most of them would rather avoid conflict with outsiders."
With that, both their expressions darkened, and neither spoke again.
Ever since they had fled to the Farsight Enclaves, they had been constantly thinking about retaking the T'au Empire's sector.
But the commander of the human forces stationed there clearly had extensive experience fighting the T'au Empire. Not only had the commander established a dense detection network, but the T'au within the occupied territory had been deliberately relocated to strategic positions, leaving Farsight afraid to strike for fear of harming them.
Without technological support from the Leagues of Votann, they could still retake the T'au Empire's sector, but they would have no troops to spare against a human counterattack.
Suddenly, a violent explosion rang out in the distance, making everything in the room tremble.
Farsight walked to the window and saw a raging fire in the direction of the Iron Hearth.
"What happened?" Shadowsun asked.
"I don't know, but we'd better be ready. Tell our warriors to prepare their weapons."
Farsight picked up the pistol on the table and left the room.
His brow furrowed as he rapidly analyzed the possible causes of the explosion.
After all, the Squats were creations of humanity's technological age, specially engineered for mining and capable of surviving in highly radioactive regions near the galactic core.
Without Hearthkyn to guide them, ordinary Genestealers, Ork Kommandos, and the like would struggle to reach a massive space station like the one beneath their feet through the intense space radiation.
That was