Five minutes later, the jump engines were charged. Tarkus took a deep breath and glanced at Kaira for a moment before looking back to his screens.
“One more time!” he muttered, actually patting a section of the ship in front of him that was clear of controls. “One more time.”
Kaira stayed quiet. She was surprised by what Tarkus had done, but she couldn’t blame him for a little superstition at this point.
Tarkus reached out and activated the controls. The Glimmer immediately began to shake, but as the seconds ticked past there were no violent changes of direction. Kaira didn’t relax though. She was still waiting for the Glimmer to feel like something had slammed into it… but the seconds passed and it transitioned back into jump space without any major problems.
She took a deep bre
