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“I DON’T WANT TO BE the one to tell Miki and Nina their father’s gone missing,” said Wilder.
Cherry was comming her from the shuttle after the long search for Kes.
“You have to tell them something,” said Cherry. “They must have guessed there’s a problem. We should have been back hours ago.”
Wilder sighed. “Okay, I’ll do it. I guess it’ll be better hearing it from me than a captain’s announcement. What’s happening? Are you leaving now?”
“I don’t want to but I don’t have a choice,” Cherry replied. “Vessey wants us to return to the Sirocco. She’s worried that if someone took Kes they might attack the rest of us now it’s dark.”
“She has a point.”
“I know, but...” The comm went silent as Cherry paused. When she spoke again, her voice was charged with emotion. “I can’t help fee
