Jack of Harts

The Shang attacked us without warning. That is what most people are taught in school. But it is not true. They did warn us. We simply did not take their warnings seriously. They were too polite. Too quiet. And too ridiculous to believe. Who would go to war over intelligent cats and dogs? But they were just a symptom. One bright example we have always had of how genetic engineering has made our worlds better. But the Shang saw all the horrible things we could do with that power. How we could twist nature to our ends. They believed we were a threat to the very nature of life in the galaxy. That is why they attacked us.