Chapter 47
We got off the world with no problem. I watched the sensors the entire way as we moved off Nix. But the blinking cursors representing the enemy only moved farther and farther away until they were no longer on the map. I was tense, my back straight as a rod, waiting for what I thought would be an immediate attack as soon as we went airborne.
Kathel never let go of my hand. It was a loose, steadying comfort as I lean over Miessa's seat.
“How long until we reach Pluto?”
“About thirty minutes,” Miessa says. “We need to be prepared. This will not be easy.”
“They are going to block our entrance,” Dita says matter-of-factly.
“If they don't shoot us out of the air, I am sure there will be bodies on the ground ready for us to land.”
I grab my blaster out of the holster and slowly
