After the beauty of jump space and the excitement, at times verging on terror, of the transitions, the journey through normal space to Brak’s Trading Hub felt like a non-event to Kaira.
It was smooth, routine, and disconcertingly they saw a number of other ships. By the time they reached the station traffic was heavy. Kaira found herself repelled slightly by each ship they came across.
“Do you think it’s always this busy?” she asked.
“Probably,” said Tarkus. “Anything with hub in its name tends to be somewhere with a lot of traffic, though I’ve seen a few truly huge stations with enough traffic to make this place seem almost deserted.”
“Somehow I can’t imagine you wanting to visit somewhere like that.”
“I certainly stay away from those places now. Apart from anything else, there’s
