Captain’s log, 10 November 2157.

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“Are you sure this is working?” Arynne asked for the umpteenth time that day.

“It should,” Renelle muttered.

“You’ve been saying that for days,” Liam said gently.

“Renelle is right,” Ieva said. “The Jackal always comes back for the Duck. That’s the way it has always been.”

Two weeks earlier, Crystalline, the empress of the Cyrna System and the only person Renelle regarded as a commanding officer, had informed the crew of ASC Fermata that the fugitive Hector Amundsen, also known as the Jackal, had returned to Cyrna. The crew had then tracked down his right-hand woman, the Duck, and had her in their captivity. Since...

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