I took us down a few speed notches. Then I undid my belt and slid over to the co-pilot seat.
“Well, that was fun. Who do you think was firing on us?”
Drake belted himself in and punched some buttons on the panel. “Don’t know for sure. Could be a lone opportunist out to snatch our ship and cargo. It’s cutting edge and worth a lot.”
He meant the ship, of course. But I wish he hadn’t said anything about the value. Crystal was sitting right behind him and might think he meant the cargo. We actually weren’t carrying anything of value at the moment. But she wouldn’t know that.
I turned my head. “You can go back to your cabin now,” I said to her.
She undid her belt without a word and hurried down the hall. I heard the cabin door close with a satisfactory clunk.
I went back to ruminating abo
