Chapter 10
Hart returned to the Sarah O. after exploring a series of connecting caves her infrared scanner happened to discover. It was obvious a race similar to his had inhabited them at one time, although that had to be long in the past. And while his people were no longer as tall as they’d once been, losing height to better survive in starships like the Midnight Ride, the arched entries to the “rooms” could easily accommodate a six-foot tall man.
Beds were nothing more than a layer of dust, but two men could fit comfortably in the carved niches. Well, two males. Him and Kes?
He settled himself in the pilot’s seat, and Sarah lifted off once again.
Hart had never had a lover. Before things had gotten so bad crewmembers spent their spare time conserving as much energy as they could, he
