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Kaira glanced at Tarkus as the Glimmer shook around them. She fought to avoid grimacing as the straps dug into the bruises previous transitions had given her. The transitions as they worked through the dangerous area of jump space certainly weren’t getting any smoother, though thankfully the Glimmer did seem to be holding together. So far.
Finally the shaking subsided and the Glimmer coasted into normal space. Yet Tarkus was still frowning.
“Is there a problem with the Glimmer?” Kaira asked.
“Nothing specific,” he replied. “I’m just worried by the strains we’re putting on the ship. Even by my standards, we’re pushing things hard this time. I’ve been through worse transitions, but not so many bad ones so close together. I don’t want to miss any warnings which might turn into
