Zeph expected security to be tight due to the active conflict with the Eastern separatist faction, but his preconceived ideas of how that level of security would function and look were off the mark by a wide margin. Other than at key locations such as the gates and harbor, security was rather lacking.
The few armed guards or MPs, Zeph wasn't exactly sure what they were designated m who did approach him and Laxana stopped in their tracks and rendered him a salute as fast as they could as soon as they could make out that the two of them were in Nephilim Enforcement Officer's uniforms and Zeph had a black badge.
