Summary

On Pages 11 and 12, Valerian and Laureline dock their spaceship, disembark wearing spacesuits, and follow the Ambassador through a doorway. The Ambassador greets someone, then Laureline and Valerian remove his space helmet. The Ambassador begins his speech but a loud noise interrupts. The Ambassador and the others turn toward the sound to find a large hold in the wall.

In the opening panel of Page 13, creatures fire weapons toward those gathered, and strike the Ambassador first. Valerian yells for Laureline to put her helmet back on. The creatures continue to fire. Valerian is on the ground, hurt but all right. He has only a brief moment to wonder about Laureline before he realizes the creatures are carrying the unconscious Ambassador away. On Page 14, Valerian has mixed feelings. The Ambassador ordered Valerian to remain at his side at all times, but Valerian is worried about...