The Glimmer clanged loudly as it set down in the hangar. A part of Kaira was glad to have completed the trip safely on such a battered ship. She grabbed her bag, then left the cabin and waited by the stairs. Less than a minute later Tarkus came stomping down the steps.
“I’m sorry,” she said. “I didn’t mean to cause you problems by stowing away. I was desperate. I had to find a way to get my younger brother and I to Vocandus urgently. Our parents had died and it wasn’t safe for us to stay.
“I only had enough money for one ticket so I booked him on a transport and sent him on his way. Then I had to find the fastest ship I could which was heading to Vocandus and sneak aboard. That was the Glimmer, by a long way. If I had more than a few credits left I’d pay something toward the pa
