A burst of silver light blossomed amidst the void of space, spitting out Cleansing Fire before vanishing as quickly as it had come. The Cleansing Blade flagship drifted through the outer limits of the Sanghelios system, its impulse drives on their lowest setting to reduce the corvette's energy footprint. A host of signal-distorting stealth systems cannibalized from smaller craft and installed aboard the Fire by its resourceful crew were already active, completely hiding the flagship from anything but the naked eye. * * Shinsu flicked an eye to glance at him appraisingly. "Yes?" * *