Chapter Fourteen
“Tomorrow we join forces with the Lathella,” the commander announced, his eyes scanning the men, “in what will be one of our most important missions.”
Beside him, Bassa straightened his shoulders. Every squadron gathered in the hangar for this briefing, clustered around the portable screen they were packed in pretty tight. Surrounded by so many bodies, claustrophobia choked Byron’s thoughts. His shoulder pressed against Bassa in order to avoid direct contact with the man on his left, and he could feel the warm breath of the tall pilot behind him on his neck. The announcement piqued his interest though, and Byron forgot his discomforts.
“A large Vindicarn vessel has been located in sector 98-163. It is armed with a disrupter a thousand times more powerful than those in t
