Sonia walked into Drake’s cabin and settled into the chair across the desk from him. She sighed and shook her head.
“I keep thinking if I see one more set of wreckage from a battle I’ll scream,” she said. “Then I remind myself it’s better than arriving before the ships are turned into wrecks.”
“Absolutely! The levels of destruction are terrifying. It seems like the Federation and the Eternal Domain have chosen to throw away the Disputed Zone and launch all-out war against each other.”
“Surely we’d have heard something about that if it was happening.”
“Not necessarily. Not if it was supposed to be a surprise attack. News about it will filter out eventually but not yet.”
“Damn. It’s just so senseless, destruction and death on this scale.”
“I know. It makes me feel helpless. We
