The signal had been sent. The trap was baited. All she’d been able to do was wait. It hadn’t taken long. The Deorum Navy was a reliable machine. She’d seen communication attempts from a nearby ship, the Ramafor, but had kept her silence. The less information she gave them, the better her chances of staying undetected. The messages cut off abruptly after a few minutes and Iasa had smiled to herself. Someone important was involved now. Someone who didn’t want the secrets of GS-114 to be stumbled upon and revealed. That suited her mission. Clandestine operations meant poor intelligence for the force they sent in. Another advantage stacked and ready for her to make use of. Nearly two hours had passed since the distress call went out. On the display, she watched the counter steadily tick

