“Hi, Dad. I’m thrilled that you and Mom are transferring to Jamestown. It will be fantastic to have you so nearby. And by the time you make it there, it will be better than new and almost entirely staffed. I think you’ll like Jamestown. And Sarkan is near enough for shore leaves so you’ll be able to get planetside on a regular basis. I can’t wait to show it to you—you’re going to love it. Especially Mom. You might never get her to leave the beach.” She smiled at the thought.
“Let me know when you’ve arrived and I’ll come see you at Jamestown. We have a lot of catching up to do. And there’s someone I want you to meet. Well, two people, but you met one of them last time I saw you. Anyway, I look forward to hearing back from you.”
She smiled, waved, then closed the channel. She started to call Hawk to invite him for a drink that evening. It had been a while since they’d done that and they were overdue. Before she could open a channel to him, an incoming message lit up her display. She answered it.
Raptor’s face filled her screen. He looked fantastic, as if he’d never caught a stinger blast that should have killed him. “Hey. I’ve got a line on that doctor Lim said helped him escape. Want to come to my quarters?”
“Be there in a minute.”
The screen went blank. She had to laugh. After everything she and her team had been through, there was always more to be done.
Thank goodness. They’d never be satisfied with anything else.
Blood and bone.
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