10
Seven jump points later and the Dagger still hadn’t managed to come to grips with the smaller ships. It was clear they needed to try something else. What that should be was far less clear.
Drake was getting frustrated. They were putting more and more distance between themselves and the main fleet but he hated being followed. He’d tried a number of tricks to lose at least some of the ships without any success.
“Captain,” said Sonia, her voice tentative. “I think I might have found something.”
“Any ideas would be great right now,” said Drake. “what have you got?”
“It’s a long way out of our way. Fourteen jumps and not in the direction we’ve been heading. But I found this.”
She brought up a map of an area of space on the screen and Drake studied it. The jump they would arrive fr
