Seect nodded as the king spoke about imposing order. He was pleased he was right.

"We have encountered your kind only in Ryccia and delegations from Ryccia. The beings on the annexed planet call themselves the Aryyt't. They are six-legged, furry and do not breath normal air."

"The radicals have been dealt with, but I thank you for the offer. From what I have seen here I am sure you would have been able to provide quite competent support."

Seect looked at the map. His antennae on his forehead moved slightly from side to side as he interpreted the alien symbols. When he was done he exaggerated looking up at the king, who would not be familiar with the more subtle insectoid body language. And his eyes allowed him to focus on multiple objects simultaneously either way.

"So you intend to claim the space between our border marked by the buoy system and the planets you have already claimed farther south? Our government would find these terms acceptable."