Kaira stepped back into the hangar. Even though she knew the Glimmer hadn’t left in the past three hours, she still felt great relief at seeing it there. Relief and despair in equal amounts.
Her time on the station had been a success. She’d managed to make contact, and had been told where she needed to get to. And now she needed Tarkus to help her one last time.
She shifted her rucksack on her shoulder, took a deep breath to steel herself, then marched toward the ship.
The airlock was closed and locked. She wondered whether she should have sent a message ahead, but she shook her head. That hadn’t felt right. She needed to ask Tarkus to do one more favour for her, and she needed to ask in person.
She’d almost reached the Glimmer when the airlock door started to open. By the time
