“You’re Ardeva Korrell?” he asked as they shook hands.
“That’s right.”
“There aren’t many female ship’s captains, are there?” His speech was as quick as it was blunt. Dev couldn’t decide whether that was a good or bad trait.
“There was one other beside myself in my graduating class of a hundred and ten,” she answered formally. “However, there are even fewer red-haired, left-handed midgets in the profession.”
“I suppose so. Where are you from?”
“Eos.”
Larramac raised an eyebrow but said nothing, a gesture that made it impossible for Dev to interpret his thoughts. “And you want to be a spaceship captain.”
“I am a captain. My credentials and licenses are all in order. What I’m looking for is a ship.”
Larramac nodded. “My problem is I’ve got a ship and, at the moment, no captain. Do yo
