[ astrophysics isn't exactly law's strong point either, but he understands the explanation — it makes sense, though. destroying a sun seems like an effective way to destroy a world.

he peers at the photo, and upon seeing the creature, ]

How the hell can a thing like that hide here?

[ but then he shakes his head; it's irrelevant. as long as it's out there, that's all he needs to know. ]

So our purpose here is to stop this world from dying.

[ wonderful. that sounds like such an easy task to accomplish. ] What exactly are people doing to accomplish that?