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A slight bloom, as the UDW Fire of Life translated back to real space, the automated systems and AIs calculating their exit location in nanoseconds. This is turn was fed to Captain Tanner, who nodded. "Right on target. Hail the Volarians, and get us headed down.

With slight twitches of her anti-gravity drive, slinking down into Terra's orbit, a handshake was established between the medical corvette and Volarian ground control at Port Astria. During the first half of its descent, communications achieved authorization to land, listing its berth, and re communicated Director Issane's missive regarding the no weapon laws. Clearance granted, the Fire of Life accelerated her landing speed, settling just below sonic speeds for its approach. Roughly half an hour later, the corvette settled with graceful ease in her dock.

As the disembarking procedures began, Captain Isaac Tanner and his sister, Commissar Mai Tanner, met with members of spaceport security, turning over manifest and request forms. Crew scuttled over the ship, detaching two Ox skimmers from the hull and assisting the suited medical team in loading nanite crates, a semi-doc, and shipments of antibiotics and anti-microbial retrovirals, among the more standard medicines and supplies. The truck sized skimmers were unarmed, their long beds soon piled neatly with the teams required equipment.

As the teams prepared to depart, Captain Isaac addressed one of the spaceport officers. "Commissar Mai Tanner was also ordered to meet with Director Issane. Could you inform her, or direct the commissar to the Director, please?