TrishI patted the wall, stroking it like a pet. “You’re a good little ship, Jade,” I muttered. “Please don’t fail.”
The hull groaned in response and the floor beneath me shuddered.
“This can’t be normal,” I exclaimed, glaring at the guys who’d been telling me that everything was okay.
“No, it’s not,” Xil sighed. “We should have taken the long way round rather than flying through the nebula. It’s too late now. You better put on your seatbelt, it might get even bumpier.”
He himself was already strapped into his chair, looking very much like the starship captain he was.
“By A’Ta, what the klat are you doing?” Matar’s voice came through the intercom. He was down in the engine room, fixing something – his favourite pastime. To be fair, the Jade constantly needed repairing. She was an old l
