After Charlie took the key, he and Vera packed a few sets of clothes before driving out of the palace.

The data center just happened to be in the north, so Charlie could drop by since Kaeden, Merlin, and Hugo were all there too.

After some pleasantries, he told them they could ask for Helena if they needed help with simpler matters, but to contact him if it was serious.

Before they left, Hugo took him to the side and said, "There's something we need to talk about, sir."

Charlie nodded. "What is it?"

Hugo said, "Over the past couple of days, I've looked through all of Horizon's operations and the hardware they're working with. As it turns out, their satellite launches have all been outsourced to SpaceX ever since they started their satellite launch service—one might even say they were one of SpaceX's very first clients and their biggest support.

"Considering their close partnership, I was thinking you could affiliate Ten Thousand Armies' new communications satellite with Horizon.