Chapter 8
whispers tell many stories
yet none have tales worth hearing
“Nothing at the moment.” He sounded annoyed and my hackles rose, unbidden.
“Then why-”
“Henry Gunjabmi never left Hokku. There is no record of him boarding any ship.”
I sank into a chair. Outside, Hokku was low in the sky, getting ready to set. Its small, pale blue orb had never looked lonelier.
I tried to make sense of what Lyric was saying.
“He’s still on the moon?”
“No.”
“I don’t understand. If he didn’t leave, he must be there. Did they look everywhere?” I insisted.
“Believe me Nikta, the galactic police scoured that base from top to bottom. As you must know, all interstellar trading posts and moon bases are considered GalCon territory, and as such they are run very tightly. Everyone on the base must be a
