"If your continents are all different it'd still make some interesting comparisons," Blaze remarks thoughtfully. That the Darkness put a halt to the Golden Age dreams of space exploration is one of the injuries her people long to set right. The romance of walking new worlds burns strong.

As for the government, she waves it aside, helping the Ghost arrange the components it wants. "They probably were. But it's all different by our time. The City government doesn't do a whole lot of keeping secrets. Not security-wise anyhow. That's the Guardians' business."