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Austin lurked behind the Zahlian ARC, close enough the light from the engines played across his canopy. His watched in awe, taking in the massive size of the capital ship.
After telling Braddock to remain on standby, Austin had taken the shrouded Wraith in close. Five Interceptors, those apparently flying CAP, lined up to land in the Dauntless’ bays. He was close enough to see their position lights. He held his breath, afraid they would somehow hear him even though he knew the thought was ludicrous.
He had thought the ARC would have to drop its shields to allow the Interceptors to land similar to the Formidable’s landing procedure.
But as Austin closed on the ARC and studied the vessel, he noticed space debris flashing off the aft deflector shields. When he dropped inside one-hundre
