Over the next five minutes Jess kept the Wanderer dropping in and out of jump space. Each time it reappeared it was facing one of the ships that seemed most likely to stall. The Wanderer made no aggressive moves, it just sat there for a few seconds before disappearing into jump space again.
That proved to be more than enough. When the Wanderer was in normal space Jess heard the complaints from the targeted ships, complaints sent in the direction of Admiral North whose only reply was to call out each minute of his countdown.
For the last thirty seconds of the countdown Jess had the Wanderer reappear near the Spindrift and hold position there. He turned in his seat and grinned at Ali.
“Menacingly seems to have worked!” he said.
She smiled back. “I’m happy to keep coming up with idea
