CHAPTER FIVE
“ALL PASSENGERS FOR the Trayeska Line, please change cruisers here at Pou. This line has been altered to stop at all planets. I repeat, this is a Battenhold Line cruiser, stopping all planets to Battenhold. On behalf of TS Cruisers, we thank you for traveling with us and hope you have a safe and pleasant journey.”
The occupants of the cruiser’s third compartment groaned their frustration and shuffled uncomfortably within their seats, searching for bearable positions from which to endure the coming take-off.
So much for a nice quiet space hop. Mich sighed and adjusted her earpiece to re-establish the orchestral music she’d been listening to before the pilot had become so chatty. Focusing on the soaring notes blocked the incessant tune that continued to play in the back of he
