“No,” the Esver commander said. “Aretz is ours. As is this man. This is internal Esver business, as I’ve already informed you. There is no need for your team to be here.”
“Internal business? You’re trying to abduct a former R-Shard employee, and we will not allow that. You and your unit need to stand down.”
Tensions rose as each man moved hands toward their respective weapons.
“Here’s how I see things,” I said, interrupting their drama. “You both want Aretz. You both probably want me, but I’m sure you both have orders to deny what the other wants, too. So, I think you should remove the ground locks you illegally placed on my ship and let me leave. Otherwise, you’re about to have a fight in another corp’s territory.”
The Esver commander scoffed. “You think ENC can do anything to stop us
