“Or it"s a coincidence,” she said.
“Do you want to take that risk?”
“They could have sent many more ships to Coronade. I was outnumbered, sure, but they left holes in their net for me to escape through. That"s one reason I"m following the approach protocols so carefully, in case they wanted me to believe I"d escaped.”
“I"m sure they wouldn"t think twice about sacrificing Cathedral ships to track us down, so I assume they sent a fleet to a number of potential flashpoints, anticipating our arrival at one of them. Somehow, they"re getting clues about what we"re doing without knowing the precise details.”
“Any idea yet how they do that?”
“None.”
Selene considered, weighing up the best course of action to take. “They"re going to be watching Coronade closely now; it won"t be at all e
