Chapter 26The mid-flight linking and transfer of personnel went smoothly, the passengers in perfect agreement with the decision Commander Breta had made and happy to suffer the added discomfort an extra person would cause in the already overcrowded capsule. Breta’s report of serious thruster problems had been greeted with loud cries of anguish forcing Kaire to demand silence so he could respond, and a collective sigh of relief had arisen following his offer to pilot the malfunctioning craft back to Sky.
Seated at the smaller craft’s console, Kaire imagined the animated comments pervading the other ship: Breta’s munificence in granting a clone the opportunity to undertake a primary voyage should he manage to repair the ship, the promise to remain in contact. This latter thought persisted,
