When the Wanderer next dropped out of jump space it was much closer to the station but it still had ten minutes before the station’s sensors would detect it. Even so, Ali and Clay had already joined Jess on the flight deck.
“Do you think they’ll attack when they see us?” asked Ali.
“I don’t know,” replied Jess. “They might do but I’m not sure that would make much sense. They must have new ships arrive occasionally.”
“It’s possible new ships only arrive by invitation,” said Clay. “If so, the question is whether they give a polite warning or just open fire on ships with no invitation.”
“We’ll do everything we can to appear to be no threat,” Jess said. “And I’m not getting too close until we know for sure how they’ll react.”
“What happens if they do attack?” asked Ali.
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