Jack of Harts

Many people think that the Hyades Cluster was The War. That is not as correct as many think, but also not as wrong as some say. What we found there was very important. It ended The War. But it was an exhausting fight. The Chinese had spent a century fortifying the Hyades. It was their fortress in space, scores of worlds scattered around a single small cluster of stars near enough to each other that they could actually reinforce planets that were under attack. And their defense grids were some of the best I have ever fought against. We spent ten years in the Hyades Cluster engaged in some of the dirtiest fighting I have ever seen. I hope I never see the like again.