“Have you discussed your decision with the dragons yet? They might not be able to provide for you.”
“No, I have not yet mentioned it to anyone but you. I wanted to have your permission.”
“If this is what you really want, you’ve got it,” Bred told her. “It will make things difficult for us, of course, but your life is your own and always has been. I can’t hold you back if you want to leave.”
They both knew the difficulties the Honey B would face if she left. The ship had no astrogational computers, only small ones for maintaining the ship and storing information. They had always relied on Dru’s mathematical abilities; without her, calculations would have to be done longhand, and might take hours or days. The ship would still fly, but the Hunt effort would be slowed down considerably.
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