Chapter 14Irounded up Carmen and Madigan. We would be the only two travelingback to the planet. The other squad members could stay at thestation. We crossed the passageway, which Lynneorn unhooked. Theshuttle backed up from the station and slowly turned. I realized Ihad not asked Lynneorn how long the station had been in the air.Nota vital point, but I was curious. Nor had I asked her where thehomeplanet of the Bellicons were located. Again, not vital, but itmightbe valuable to know. The AI had not told us if the Bellicons hadanyremaining survivors and where they might be. If the race had wipedthemselves out, that was fine with me. There were enough hostileraces in the galaxy. I didn’t mind there wasn’t one more.
Aboutmidway back to the North Pole all systems were running smoothly. Ieased
