Chapter 42
The attack didn’t come. Seconds ticked away and became a minute. Then two.
“We did it!” Ali shouted finally, unable to contain herself anymore. “You did it Jess! Well done!”
“Damn it!” Jess shouted, not sharing Ali’s feelings. “They got away. That means they can go get reinforcements. Maybe more stealth ships, or just a large enough fleet that we can’t fight it off. We can get away but the freighters will struggle, and the Steady Light will definitely be caught or destroyed.”
“You didn’t find anything on the sensors?” Dash asked. “Even knowing where they’d be when they attacked?”
“No. Nothing.”
“Damn… I don’t see how we can stop them then. We don’t even know whether they’ll head in towards Daspal or out to the fleet. You said those ships were really fast, too?”
