Chapter 16
Lorran“The Suhlik patrol near the planet, but they do not enter orbit,” Lorran said, staring at the screen. Green squares glowed on an ancient screen. The squares were meant to represent ships, but they could be anything. “This behavior is most unusual. Suhlik do not hang about. They must detect our energy signature, yet why do they not come to the surface? Also, unusual. Could the scanners be faulty?”
“I agree. I doubt the scanners are working correctly,” Mylomon said.
Lorran considered the equipment in the comm center. Half of the machines were not operational. They had no way to know if this scanner was correct or just showing a random pattern of green blips on a screen.
“The shuttle’s scanners are not ideal, but we could take it into a low orbit,” he said.
If there was
