Chapter 44
To Jess’s great relief, the Steady Light was moving, and moving fairly well. Elizabeth had not only managed to repair the thrusters faster than Jess had thought was possible, she’d managed to coax a reasonable speed out of them. The ship wasn’t moving fast, but it was far better than he'd hoped.
Now the Steady Light and the two freighters were following the route Dash had given them. Jess had the Wanderer flying rearguard, constantly watching for any sign they were being followed. They’d seen nothing so far, but that made him more jumpy rather than less.
He’d considered throwing the Wanderer through jump space to try and spot any hidden ships, but the chances of finding any were minuscule. They had no starting point to work with this time.
The next twenty minutes crawle
