Chapter Forty-Two November 10, 2229, Beyond Earth orbit, Rabbit-class transport LLT9208 Pegasus The full team sat gathered around the table in the cramped crew quarters, including Emma, who was sitting in a holographic chair off to the side. Erik didn’t mind the tight accommodations. He’d been on plenty of military ships with stacked berths jammed together to fit as many soldiers in as small a space as possible. Having only four humans and one AI on the small transport felt luxurious by comparison, and with decent coffee, life was beyond what he could hope for. Cutter stuck his hands behind his head. “It’s good to be back in space. No offense, but the Goddess of Death had me on standby waiting for your asses. I’ll have to make some course corrections in a few hours, but we’re on track