Four more days had passed. Four long, tiring, painful days for Drake. Yet somehow he was still hanging on.
The crew continued to feel they were being watched, followed somehow, but there had been no signs of anyone hiding within the Dagger or of any ship following them.
Drake just wished he could believe that meant there was no threat but he knew too well from the experience with the Jade Star that stealth technology could be particularly effective.
They were approaching yet another jump point, another in what was starting to feel like an endless sequence. Drake was certain they hadn’t ever travelled through this many jump points without stopping before, and certainly not without considering stopping. They had a destination but still had a long way to go to reach it.
Even though he
