Chapter Twelve: Attack
The two spaceships remained on their tail, but no matter what evasive action or speed the Kadaugan took, sooner or later the other vessels appeared on the viewscreen.
Rial called a meeting in the communal room, leaving Tamaiko in charge of the command deck. The team sat around the long table. Some slouched, others stared at the ceiling or examined their fingernails, but Kia didn’t doubt they were giving Rial their full attention.
“Kia disabled the third ship, but the other two are persistent, and one is substantially larger than the Kadaugan,” he informed them. “Thus far we’ve done little to throw off our pursuers, and we need to deal with them before we set out for Ylväs Suq.”
Kia noticed the Chenjerai perk up and exchange animated looks.
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