Chapter 25
“At last…” Jess muttered to himself as the Wanderer’s main shields came back online. He checked the time. It had taken nearly an hour of focused effort and the shields were only at about sixty percent of full strength. It was still a great improvement over depending on the pitifully weak emergency shield generators.
He glanced over to Dash and Ali who were sitting surrounded by displays. Jess had kept a small part of his mind watching them, watching for any aggressive acts by Dash. Ali had requested changes to the layout of the hold several times. The Wanderer wouldn’t accept the changes unless they came through Jess. He had approved them without checking, counting on Ali to spot any problems.
Now he stood and stretched, then walked over to peer at their displays. As
