26 Kaira studied Rachnard’s Hole as they approached it. Tarkus had been quiet, almost monosyllabic, since they’d exited jump space. He wasn’t in a mood where she could ask why, but she guessed it had something to do with how dangerous the station could be. To Kaira the station didn’t look any different than the others she’d visited, but she guessed it was what was on the inside that set most stations apart, not how they looked from the outside. As they drew closer she was surprised by how large the station was. From a distance it had been hard to tell, but close up she saw it was bigger than any of the other stations she’d visited. Somehow she’d been expecting something smaller after Tarkus told her how anarchic it was. But then maybe that was the point, was it so large it would be

