"Oh, it's a family business. My elder sister used to run it, but she left to open a magickery in Balfonheim. One of a chain," Yugri says.

"I'm ambitious," Ives says cheerfully. "And I can do more as a Judge than I ever could as part of the 8th Fleet. It was not easy, though. Even with a sterling record, I needed the recommendation of a Judge Magister on my record, plus several lower Judges, and my commanding officers before the Ministry of Law even considered me."