FINALLY ALONE, MICH stalked the empty passageway, swiping over each door sensor as she passed. Every one was locked. She would return later to force them all open.
In the silence, her mind drifted. Wen had looked like he’d been attacked by someone wielding a sword, and she wondered what had truly happened to him. Her thoughts moved from his appearance to the man himself. What would he make of Charley’s new friend? Would he let his partner keep her? Mich didn’t like the idea of the woman waiting for them on Lazydragon alone. Who left an unknown source unsupervised on their ship? Carma’s watching eyes and silence grated on Mich’s nerves in a way she didn’t fully understand, but she did know that the woman made her decidedly uneasy.
A loud thump drew her attention to one of the doors she’d
