Chapter Two
JAS’ OFFICE WAS BARE and functional. She had a desk with an embedded interface and a seat. A couple more chairs stood against the wall in case she ever felt the need to invite anyone to sit, but the seats were rarely used. She wasn’t a commander who was in the habit of having long conversations with her crew.
With a sigh, Jas swept the screen of her interface, and it blinked to life. The damage report from the battle was in. She scanned it, her tired gaze moving down the screen. The Thylacine had sustained severe damage to the launch bay doors, but repair crews were already working on them. The area would be without an atmosphere until the doors were fixed.
She had sent First Officer Trimborn planetside to sweep the population for Shadows. He and his defense units and troops
