Two hours later and Drake was in the middle of a meeting with those in charge of the station and three of the captains from its defence fleet.
They had taken some time to explain the situation to Drake but it really just boiled down to what he had already been told. For some reason there were far more Dark Acolyte ships in the area than would normally be seen anywhere and their focus was on kidnapping children.
It was hard to be certain whether they took young adults as well because they rarely left enough of a ship intact to identify those left behind, but the few people who’d somehow escaped carried harrowing tales of all the children being taken.
Finally those around Drake fell silent. All of them were staring at him expectantly. He took a swig of the water they’d given him, wishing
