Chapter Thirty-Eight
A light knock awoke Erik. He sat up and rubbed his eyes.
He’d been resting in his cabin aboard the Argo. Jia was getting in flight time, and he didn’t feel like hitting the VR room. A well-rested warrior was one who possessed the stamina he needed to win a battle.
It turned out working for Alina was ending up a lot like his military career. There was an abundance of hurrying up and waiting.
“Who is it?” Erik called.
“Osei.”
Erik hopped out of his bunk with another yawn, then wandered to the door and pressed the access panel, wondering what the officer wanted to talk about. They had seemed like they were on the same page during their earlier conversation, but this wasn’t the time to make assumptions, not when things might get dangerous.
Captain Osei stood in the
