“Ah, there you are,” Telixa said. “How’s Jack?”
“They’re treating him now,” Anna said. It took everything she had to stay calm. She couldn’t slip in front of the colonel. Everything depended on this man trusting her judgement. “Prognosis uncertain. Is there something I can do for you?”
The admiral shared a glance with her companion, hesitating for a moment before she reluctantly decided to speak her mind. “I know it’s a bad time, but I was hoping we could discuss the logistics of the plan,” she began. “We would prefer it if the Alosian fleet brought us back to Salus.”
“You want to go to Salus?”
“It’s the most logical option,” the colonel said. “Even with the SuperGates, it would take the better part of a week for you to take us all the way back to Ragnos. We would need to place at leas
