Chapter 23
Clay was surprised at how much better the food made him feel. Menkle and Zeek chatted about other members of the crew while he ate. He soon lost track of who they were talking about, but it was still comforting. It was familiar too. He’d heard similar banter aboard every ship he’d served on.
“Better?” asked Zeek as Clay finished his food.
“Much. Thank you.”
“Good. I think we should get you back to your room, though. Your body is still recovering from its ordeal and you need to rest.”
“Can we stop by my ship first? I want to…”
Clay tailed off, not able to complete the sentence without revealing his distrust. He wanted to check Zeek’s story, to check whether he really had given the instruction to return to the wreckage of Greenseed without meaning to.
“That shouldn
