Kaira stayed in her room until ten minutes before the next transition was due. When she left she was nervous about what she’d find. Would the flight deck be locked down? Would she have to resort to banging on the door again to get in?
She made her way up the steps, then her heart sank as she saw the security door was closed. Would she really have to go through this every time they made a transition?
Then she noticed there was a green light by the door. She reached out and pressed the control, and to her surprise the door opened.
Tarkus was sitting in the pilot’s seat. He glanced over his shoulder for a moment, grunted, then turned back to his displays.
Kaira walked into the flight deck, making her way to the seat to his left and sitting down.
“I thought I should strap in just in
