It wasn’t all going her way, though. Both the nearby frigates were now landing heavy hits against the Freedom, wearing at its shields. Nova rolled the frigate as quickly as she dared, which wasn’t very fast, trying to present different shields to the onslaught. It was only partly successful — the ship wasn’t some nimble fighter, it was a massive frigate, and facing two enemies meant more of the ship could be targeted at any time.
The three ships flashed past each other, the Broadsword swinging away to avoid any chance of a collision. Nova saw its shields flickering but only a few shots got through, and none caused any significant damage.
The Freedom wasn’t in a much better state. What it had gained by its manoeuvres had been countered by having two ships targeting it.
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