Later that evening, after she put Karo to bed, her restless feet took her to the exercise room. She needed the exertion to forget everything else.
The punching column gave her an outlet for her worry.
It was where Kobrah found her.
"Where are we going?" he asked, stalking in, body bristling with agitation.
"You know exactly where we're going. The Jerminian system. You punched in the coordinates yourself."
"And then you changed them," he accused.
"What are you talking about?" She stopped hitting the dummy to fully face him.
"I'm talking about the fact you reprogrammed our course and then locked me out of my own navigation system."
The words gave her a chill. "What are you talking about? I didn't change anything. We need to go to Jerminian. I've got a connection there who will help m
