She used Daskor's own command seals, captured footage from the vault, and testimony from his wounded aide.
The aide, Halven Rusk, agreed to record a short statement after receiving treatment. He looked exhausted and pale, but his voice held when he spoke.
"Governor-Marshal Daskor ordered the black reserve opened beneath the capital. He knew it would poison the lower districts. I witnessed the order. I opposed it too late. The forces now in control of orbit stopped the release."
The recording spread through Karven Spire's planetary network under tight control.
It did not convince everyone.
But it shook enough people.
Within an hour, three industrial districts contacted the occupation command and requested terms.
Two city garrisons asked whether surrendering meant their officers would be executed. A mining authority in the northern belt offered its production records in exchange for protection from former Kharov security units.
The loyalists also reacted.
