Chapter 24
Admiral Vorn stared at the display which had, until moments before, shown the Wanderer. Just for a moment he’d thought the Wanderer was caught. She hadn’t fled for jump space even while being pounded by missiles. Several boarding shuttles had been destroyed, but three had made contact and many more were close to punching home.
Then the Wanderer had managed to jump. Not far as jumps went, but far enough to escape the most immediate danger. And in doing so she had shed most of the three shuttles. Then the Wanderer had jumped again, disappearing for good this time.
It wasn’t all bad news. Initial reports from the shuttles said there had been massive damage caused when the Wanderer jumped away but that twenty troopers were unaccounted for. Most, if not all, should be on b
