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“Or the system thinks someone did,” Lira answers. “Either way, it won’t accept new credentials. It’ll only speak to the old authority.”

Captain Ames stares at the map. Ephrion Prime represents more than mission success: supplies, lives depending on a route across unclaimed space. The ship drifts at a fraction of a parsec, a trapped mote in an indifferent universe. The crew weighs options like contraband: wait and die slowly; attempt a risky physical bypass; or find the ancient authority that the lock still honors. 6023 parsec error exclusive

Captain Ames moves with the calm of practiced authority, but his fingers betray him on the console. “How long?” “Or the system thinks someone did,” Lira answers