5 Cas had never been one for spending money wastefully; his father during his childhood, and then his brother in more recent years, had convinced him that it was best to be careful with his money. That frugality had been tested during his hurried journey across numerous star systems to find out just how serious was the trouble his brother had gotten himself into; he had tried to book himself the cheapest cabins available, but cheap and fast rarely went hand in hand. Three out of the five ships on which he made his journey had third class accommodation available, the cheapest any reputable liner would offer, but the first and third could only offer him a premium cabin. That was not to say the cabins were either outrageously expensive or luxurious, they were not, the first-class cruise com

