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“Captain,” said Sonia. “What are your orders?”
“For the moment nothing changes. We needed to convince the pirates they had us beaten. The size of the force here should make that easier.”
“Not if they destroy us!”
“They won’t do that. They think we’ve got something they want. They’re not going to destroy the ship.”
The Dagger shook as another barrage of heavy fire struck it. Drake couldn’t help but wince. The only good thing about his crew being starblind was they didn’t see it.
The Dagger had been running with its shields dialled down and the auxiliary shields not active for several jump points as part of Drake’s plans for convincing the pirates the Dagger was in trouble, so the shields dropped more quickly than usual. The audible alarm for them reaching fifty percent was s
