Chapter Seventeen
Decisions
A dozen pairs of eyes focused on the three dimensional hologram Blender opened above the onyx table. It was a small yellow star surrounded by four planets. A space station orbited around the sun between the third and fourth worlds like a miniature planetoid.
"Is that Carnesium?" Time Merchant inquired, recognizing the distinctive red rings which crisscrossed the first planet with a stellar X.
"Yep. Star Base Carnesium," Blender announced.
"Any idea how far it might be from the Trehebres system?" Condemner asked.
A few keystrokes, and a small galaxy shaped like a helix appeared in the far corner of the holo. Blender adjusted for the distance, until a thin white line connected the star base to it.
"They"re barely a parsec apart," Hunter muttered.
"It woul
