One was a torpedo ship, about the size of a raider but armed to go after larger capital ships, and the other was a small corvette that looked to be both newer and smaller than the Defiance, though Maunhouser corvettes have a reputation for packing a lot of firepower.
Since I didn’t have the Essta’s Q-com entangled with the one on the Defiance, I brought up the point-to-point comm system.
“I’m pleased to see you again,” Kyrshaw greeted me. “I’d hoped you’d wait for us to join you before you before you settled your business at Tegra III.”
I shrugged. “I was feeling impatient. And I still am. You seem to have found some company while I was away, though.”
Kyrshaw grimaced. “Yes, well. More accurate to say they found me, I should think. They’ve have been following us since our arrival. Form
