“How far is the Erillian homeworld from here?” Jayde asked.
“A couple of days using hyperdrive,” Logan said. “Why?”
Jayde let his question hang in the air between them for a moment as she tried to harden her resolve. She’d need to talk to her crew, but she didn’t think they would object once they learned what had happened to Earth.
“I’m a mercenary,” she said. “My crew and I take on jobs to do all sorts of things. Delivering a Prime Minister and retrieving a cure for a disease is right up our alley.”
Logan stared at her, amusement and … something else in his eyes. Or maybe she was imagining things.
“A mercenary, huh? It suits you. You’ve always been a fighter. But I won’t be able to pay you. The Convocation frowns on hiring help. The whole independent image and whatnot.”
“We’ll do th
