Chapter 38
Dash sat deep in thought as their shuttle approached the Wanderer. Something had been worrying at him the whole way, something deeply important, but he just couldn’t put his finger on it.
Was it something about the plan? Was there some flaw? No, that wasn’t it. So what was? He let his mind play back over recent events and, finally, realised what it was.
Jess had spoken passionately about saving the slaves on the damaged Steady Light. He and Sal had already chosen to free every slave on their own ship. They were doing something right, something important. They were fighting against the darkness. They were doing what Dash had started out doing, long before, when he’d fled from Imperial service.
Dash knew he’d changed down the years. He knew the sacrifices he’d made i
