5 Even Jess was surprised at just how long it took them to reach the Sevius system. The closer they got the more disrupted jump space became. The Wanderer was forced to make several detours just to get through itself, and far more to find safe paths for normal ships to follow. Each delay took its toll on Jess. The damage to jump space had been caused by the Wanderer’s creators attempt to destroy the Universe. Jess had stopped that from happening eventually, but damage like this was a reminder of everything he hadn’t been able to prevent. Finally they found a clear path they could follow for almost an hour, taking them well into the system itself. Any normal ship would require three separate jumps, but the Wanderer was both able to cope with rougher conditions and had the unique abi

