“Where are we going?” Behr asked when they emerged from the jump gate.
He stared at the unfamiliar nebula spread out before them. Vivid colors of red, blue, green, and yellow illuminated what should have been deep space. A large red dwarf star, probably millions of light years away, cast an eerie glow, intermingling with the light cast by the small yellow stars. A field of asteroids, varying from hundreds to millions of miles apart, created a series of rings between them and the nebula.
“To my hidden fortress,” she said with a smile.
“You have a hidden fortress?” he asked.
She grinned and nodded. “Yep.”
“Do you mind if I ask where we are exactly?” he prodded.
“The area is called the Triangulum. It is well off the main transport lanes, so nobody uses this jump gate,” she replied.
“Wh
