Chapter 32
Dash stared at the Wanderer’s image on his screen, willing them to acknowledge the Frigate’s demand for authorisation codes.
“Captain,” Hackett asked nervously. “What do we do if they blow this?”
“We run,” Dash snapped back tensely.
After a moment Dash winced inwardly. It was so easy to fall into the role of feared leader when he was stressed, but it was something he desperately tried to avoid. Right now, though… just what was taking so long? Surely it had been more than a minute already? It felt a lot longer, but the frigate hadn’t made any further demands.
“Another transmission from the frigate,” Hackett said, routing it to the screen.
“Codes accepted. Proceed to these coordinates and join the convoy that is about to leave. Any deviation from instructions between
