Entering the bridge, Gabriel looked around at his children. He was hiding the pain he felt. He glanced over at Magnus, then marched to the center of the bridge.
“Relieve my children of their duties,” he ordered the guards at the door.
“What are you doing?” Kain asked.
“You all have been temporarily relived while I root out any traitors on the ship. Joshua and Celeris could use a break anyhow.” Gabriel walked to Kain and leaned down to whisper into his ear. “You have a more important task. This is a ruse you’ll use to find everyone on this ship with traitorous intentions and report that to me.”
Magnus took the pilot station from Celeris. He looked over the controls to familiarize himself with the console. It appeared primitive compared
