Carina nodded, “Our hourglass has two weeks of sand in it and after that we will die.” There was no sense in padding the response to make it more palatable. The thing was truth and she would have it faced head on. “If my life is required for my people to survive then I offer it gladly. We must hope that the Council has mercy on our plight and grants us sanctuary.”

The press went silent after that and Ishaan stepped to the amplification device and thanked the press for ...