“They already showed they have no problem murdering innocent people to get at you,” Stanten said. “I wouldn’t expect them to want to leave any witnesses behind.”
“Then we need to avoid being in that position,” Arien said. “I have an ally with a warship waiting for me at Jinghan station. If you can get me there, I’ll be off your hands, and you’ll be rewarded.”
“Rewarded.” Some of the frozen look vanished from Stanten’s face. Arien didn’t think of her as avaricious, but had seen her company accounts. The Harriet’s engine was due for an overhaul and the whole ship could use a refit. Stanten didn’t currently have the funds to pay for that.
“How is he…them, going to pay us a reward?” Razz asked. “How do we know they can still access all that royal money?”
“I do still have access to some acc
