Desa wasn’t sure what to expect when they summoned her to the Scrappy’s control room. About an hour ago, Jack had called to say that they had passed through the portal that led back to her universe. After that, it was nothing but silence while she waited for the fleet captains to decide on their next move. Assuming, of course, that you could call Claire’s endless chattering “silence.”
The control room had many of the same glass devices that were used to fly the shuttles and activate the SlipGates. Anna called them computer terminals. Finding the other woman seated in the big captain’s chair filled Desa with an overwhelming sense of relief and joy. Anna had survived! Mercy be praised!
Despite her fatigue, the other woman climbed out of her chair and shuffled across the room, spreading her
