By all appearances, the Imps have made no effort at all to blockade most of the twenty-something outbound gates...whether they were sloppy or they want survivors to escape and spread word is anyone's guess.<br/><br/>Behind<em>Goshawk</em>, just as she starts the transition through the gate, the Planetary Bombard fires!  Just as well that the sudden blur of vague colored streaks on velvet violet-black otherspace replaces the sight of whatever that was going to do to Fort Royale.