The Praetor was not pleased. After the embarrassment at the neutral zone, shockwaves rippled through the Star Empire. An enraged Preator recalled every ship for an all-out assault on the Federation, starting with the home planet of the Enterprise. Earth may never know why the fleet was called back to the Empire at the last moment. Threats from enemies made over centuries of conquest that saw Romulus completely unguarded? Whatever the reason was, the alarms went silent as sensors tracked their exit from Federation space.