Aarcflick

Episode 1 of the third season of Foundation opens with Gaal's narration, claiming to have managed to stay alive for 300 years through constant cycles of cryosleep. 152 years have passed since the Second Crisis. During this period, the Foundation's growth has been directly proportional to the Empire's decline. It therefore controls the entire Outer Rim and is advancing toward the Central Rim, made up of a group of planets once loyal to the Empire but now operating independently. Of these, Kalgan is the most important.  Now, the Empire and the Foundation have unsuccessfully competed for its control, thus preventing them from taking control of the Central Rim and, subsequently, the rest of the galaxy. And this is where the Mule enters the scene. He has apparently kidnapped Archduke Bellarion's daughter and plans to hold her hostage until she relinquishes control of Kalgan to him. Since the Mule is only a man, Bellarion underestimates him, and it is then that the Mule unlea...