Chapter 64
Nothing happened. The Wanderer flew on but none of the oncoming ships reacted in any way, let alone fired. Jess suddenly lost his statue-like stillness. He sagged in the chair, then rubbed at his temple.
“Jess, you did it!” said Clay. “They aren’t attacking. Did you convince them the Wanderer was friendly?”
“Not exactly. Hold on, I need to send a message to each of our ships.”
Clay looked back at the display. His stomach lurched as he realised he was wrong; the oncoming ships were reacting now. They were slowing, decelerating quickly. Not enough to prevent the Wanderer flashing past them, but enough that they would have much longer to engage the friendly fleet.
“That should do it,” Jess said with a deep sigh. “I really wasn’t sure it was possible, especially not i
