▁and ▁Lond o ▁to ▁carry ▁his ▁people ▁" back ▁to ▁the ▁stars ". ▁In ▁private ▁Lond o ▁tells ▁Re fa ▁that ▁the ▁Emperor ▁told ▁him ▁they ▁were ▁both ▁dam ned , ▁but ▁Re fa ▁sh ru gs ▁it ▁off ▁as ▁" a ▁small ▁price ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁imm ort ality ". ▁G ' Kar ▁lear ns ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁and ▁attempts ▁to ▁kill ▁Lond o ▁before ▁he ▁is ▁rest rained ▁by ▁security ▁forces . ▁At ▁the ▁council ▁ch amb ers , ▁Sher idan ▁fails ▁to ▁conv ince ▁M oll ari ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁N arn ▁colon ists ▁to ▁their ▁home world . ▁G ' Kar ▁announ ces ▁that ▁the ▁N arn ▁government ▁is ▁formally ▁at ▁war ▁with ▁the ▁Cent a uri . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁plot line ▁involves ▁a ▁myster ious ▁man ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁following ▁Chief ▁Gar ib ald i ▁around . ▁When ▁Gar ib ald i ▁confront s ▁and ▁arr ests ▁him , ▁the ▁man ▁gives ▁him ▁a ▁recorded ▁message ▁from ▁Jeff rey ▁S inc la ir , ▁the ▁Earth ▁Alliance ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Min bar . ▁S inc la ir ▁tells ▁Gar ib ald i ▁that ▁a ▁" ter rible ▁darkness " ▁is ▁coming ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁become ▁involved ▁with ▁a ▁military ▁force ▁called ▁the ▁" R angers " ▁to ▁fight ▁it . ▁ ▁Gar ib ald i ▁agre es ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁R angers ▁to ▁operate ▁on ▁the ▁station ▁and ▁to ▁keep ▁their ▁presence ▁a ▁secret , ▁even ▁from ▁Sher idan . ▁In ▁return ▁Gar ib ald i