Chapter 13
Unity was troubled. Sal’s memories had provided many opportunities, almost too many, and some serious concerns as well. The ship known as the Wanderer was both an opportunity and a risk. Unity recognised the type of ship. It had encountered that race long, long before. An advanced race which had tried hard to resist receiving the Gift. The Thayoo.
In those days Unity’s resources had been far greater. Unity had been well on its way to neutralising the Thayoo, a race that mostly chose death over receiving the Gift. Then something catastrophic had happened, a disaster which affected the very fabric of jump space. Jump space had been smooth and featureless before the disaster, but afterwards there were large areas that were difficult or impossible to navigate.
Real space
