Cully's struggle to convince the Dulcian Council of the Dominator threat, battling their complacency and bureaucratic inertia.

Cully’s frustration with the Dulcian Council’s dismissive response to the alien threat reaches a boiling point as Senex orders the immediate deportation of Zoe and the others to the Capital …

In the Council Chamber, Cully—already dismissed as a fantasist—attempts to warn the Dulcian leadership of the Dominators’ arrival, the deaths of islanders, and the presence of hostile robots. His plea …